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Nobuteru Ishihara (石原 伸晃, Ishihara Nobuteru, born April 19, 1957) is a Japanese politician, who served as the Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2010 to 2012.[1] Previously, he also served in the House of Representatives as representative from 1990 to 2021.
Nobuteru Ishihara | |
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石原 伸晃 | |
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | |
| In office 28 January 2016 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Akira Amari |
| Succeeded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
| Minister of the Environment and Minister of State for Corporation in Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Hiroyuki Nagahama |
| Succeeded by | Yoshio Mochizuki |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| In office 22 September 2003 – 27 September 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Chikage Oogi |
| Succeeded by | Kazuo Kitagawa |
| Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | |
| In office 26 April 2001 – 22 September 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichirō Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Ryūtarō Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Kazuyoshi Kaneko |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 18 February 1990 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Harumi Yoshida |
| Constituency | Tokyo 4th (1990–1996) Tokyo 8th (1996–2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1957 Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Shintaro Ishihara Noriko Ishihara |
| Relatives | Yoshizumi Ishihara Hirotaka Ishihara |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
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Early life and career
editIshihara was born and raised in Greater Tokyo Area, the son of essay writer Noriko Ishihara and author and former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara. Ishihara attended Keio Gijuku High School and graduated from the literature faculty of Keio University in 1981. After university, he worked as a political reporter for Nippon Television, covering the Finance and Foreign Ministries and the Prime Minister.
In 1990, he was elected to the House of Representatives as representative for the Fourth District of Tokyo under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ticket. He was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of International Trade and Industry in 1996. Under Junichiro Koizumi's first Cabinet in 2001, he became Minister of State for Administrative and Regulatory Reform. He served as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport from 2003 to 2004, and was chairman of the Highways Committee of the LDP Policy Affairs Research Council from 2005 to 2007.[2]
Following Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's resignation, Ishihara stood as a candidate for the LDP presidency. In the leadership election, held on September 22, 2008, Taro Aso won with 351 of the 527 votes; Ishihara placed fourth with 37 votes.[3]
Ishihara was named as a potential LDP candidate for the 2014 gubernatorial election in Tokyo, but along with fellow LDP legislators Yuriko Koike, Tamayo Marukawa and Satsuki Katayama, performed poorly in a December 2013 poll against Yoichi Masuzoe and Hideo Higashikokubaru.[4][5]
Ishihara was head of the Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai faction of the LDP from 2012 to 2021.[6]
In 2021, Ishihara lost his seat in the general election.[7] After the elections, he was appointed an advisor to Kishida Cabinet, but he resigned after a week when it emerged that the local LDP chapter he headed, received government subsidies intended for businesses recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
References
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- ^ "Abe names Ishiba as LDP secretary-general". Japan Today. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Member of the House of Representatives Nobuteru Ishihara. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Aso elected LDP head", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 22 September 2008.
- ^ "都知事選「勝てる候補」は？ 自民、７氏選び世論調査". 日本経済新聞. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "東国原氏、舛添氏が人気 自民調査". 日刊スポーツ. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
２３日まで有権者の意向を探る世論調査を行った結果、国会議員に対する支持は低く、党内に擁立論がある舛添要一元厚労相（６５）や、党が出馬を警戒する東国原英夫前衆院議員（５６）が、一定の支持を集めたことが分かった。
- ^ "Kinmirai Heisei Kenkyūkai". Member of the House of Representatives Nobuteru Ishihara. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Murakami, Sakura; Park, Ju-min; Takenaka, Kiyoshi (November 2021). "Japan's Kishida defies expectations as ruling LDP easily keeps majority". Reuters.
- ^ "Ishihara quits as special adviser to Cabinet after week in job". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 22 December 2021.