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Shigeru Ishiba | |
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石破 茂 | |
 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Minister in charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy | |
| In office 3 September 2014 – 3 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kozo Yamamoto |
| Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 26 September 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
| President | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Nobuteru Ishihara |
| Succeeded by | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Seiichi Ota Nobutaka Machimura (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hirotaka Akamatsu |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 26 September 2007 – 2 August 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Masahiko Kōmura |
| Succeeded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 27 September 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Gen Nakatani |
| Succeeded by | Yoshinori Ohno |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 8 July 1986 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1957 Yazu, Tottori, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (1986–1993; 1997–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Nippon Kaigi[A] Japan Renewal Party (1993–1994) New Frontier Party (1994–1996) Independent (1996–1997) |
| Spouse | Yoshiko Ishiba |
| Parent | Jiro Ishiba (father) |
| Relatives | Ichizo Ishiba (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
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| A. ^ The Nippon Kaigi is not a political party but a non-government organization and lobbying group. | |
Shigeru Ishiba (石破 茂, Ishiba Shigeru, born 4 February 1957) is a Japanese politician. Ishiba is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and is the leader of the Suigetsukai party faction, and a member of the Heisei Kenkyūkai faction, which was then led by Fukushiro Nukaga, until 2011.[1]
Ishiba served as Director General of the Japan Defense Agency under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi from 2002 to 2004. He was Minister of Defense under Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries under Tarō Asō from 2008 to 2009. The LDP lost government in 2009, entering Opposition.
In 2012, he sought to challenge Sadakazu Tanigaki for the presidency of the LDP, but was defeated by former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. He accepted the position of Secretary-General of the LDP on 27 September 2012. From 3 September 2014[2] to 3 August 2016, he served in cabinet as minister overseeing regional economic revitalization and policies aimed at reversing population decline.
Ishiba, along with fellow front-runner Shinjirō Koizumi, has been described as the "centrists" of the upcoming September 2024 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Fukuda Cabinet launched / Changes minimized to reduce impact on Diet business". Yomiuri Shimbun'. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008.
- ^ "Abe keeps core intact in Cabinet shake-up". The Japan Times. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (29 June 2024). "Shigeru Ishiba of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party 'Pondering Carefully' Candidacy in LDP Presidential Election; Former LDP Secretary General Denies Reports of Already Making Decision". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2 July 2024). "小泉進次郎氏〝出馬〟情報「ポスト岸田」レース、次期衆院選「勝てる頭」への危機感 親子２代、古い自民をぶっ壊すか（1/4ページ）". zakzak：夕刊フジ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "河野太郎氏、自民総裁選出馬に意欲 麻生太郎氏に伝達". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (29 June 2024). "Shigeru Ishiba of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party 'Pondering Carefully' Candidacy in LDP Presidential Election; Former LDP Secretary General Denies Reports of Already Making Decision". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 29 June 2024.