Shigeru Ishiba

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Shigeru Ishiba
石破 茂
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Minister for Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy
In office
3 September 2014 – 3 August 2016
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byKozo Yamamoto
Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office
26 September 2012 – 3 September 2014
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byKosuke Hori
Succeeded bySadakazu Tanigaki
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009
Prime MinisterTarō Asō
Preceded byNobutaka Machimura
Acting
Succeeded byHirotaka Akamatsu
Minister of Defence
In office
26 September 2007 – 1 August 2008
Prime MinisterYasuo Fukuda
Preceded byMasahiko Kōmura
Succeeded byYoshimasa Hayashi
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
30 September 2002 – 27 September 2004
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byGen Nakatani
Succeeded byYoshinori Ohno
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
8 July 1986
ConstituencyTottori 1st district
Personal details
Born (1957-02-04) 4 February 1957 (age 67)
Yazu, Tottori, Japan
Alma materKeio University

Ishiba was 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 August 2020, he announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership election to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.[2] He lost the election on 14 September to Yoshihide Suga, coming in third place.

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