Keiichi Ishii

Keiichi Ishii
石井 啓一
Ishii in 2023
Chief Representative of Komeito
In office
28 September 2024 – 9 November 2024
Preceded byNatsuo Yamaguchi
Succeeded byTetsuo Saito
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
In office
7 October 2015 – 11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byAkihiro Ota
Succeeded byKazuyoshi Akaba
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 July 1993 – 9 October 2024
Constituency
Personal details
Born (1958-03-20) 20 March 1958 (age 66)
Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyKomeito (1998–present)
Other political
affiliations
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Keiichi Ishii (石井 啓一, Ishii Keiichi, born March 20, 1958) is a Japanese politician who served as the chief representative of Komeito in 2024. He previously served as secretary general of the party from 2020 and 2024, and as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2015 to 2019.

Born in Tokyo and educated as an engineer at the University of Tokyo, he served as an official in the Ministry of Construction before entering politics. He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1993, and served in the House until his defeat in 2024. He resigned as Komeito chief representative after his defeat, having held the position for just over a month.