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Nobuteru Ishihara (石原 伸晃 Ishihara Nobuteru , born April 19, 1957) is a Japanese politician.
He was born in Zushi, Kanagawa, the son of author Shintaro Ishihara (now Governor of Tokyo). He 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 is currently chairman of the Highways Committee of the LDP Policy Affairs Research Council.
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.[1]
References
- ^ "Aso elected LDP head", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 22 September 2008.
Political offices Preceded by
Chikage OogiMinister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport of Japan
2003-2004Succeeded by
Kazuo KitagawaPreceded by
Ryutaro HashimotoMinister of State for Regulatory Reform
2001-2003Succeeded by
Kazuyoshi KanekoParty political offices Preceded by
Tadamori ŌshimaSecretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party
2010–Incumbent Preceded by
Shoichi NakagawaPolicy Affairs Research Council Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party
2007Succeeded by
Sadakazu TanigakiHouse of Representatives of Japan New district Representative for Tokyo's 8th district
1996 –Incumbent Preceded by
Shigeru Kasuya
Ichirō Takahashi
Zenmei Matsumoto
Mitsu Kaneko
Naohiko ŌkuboRepresentative for Tokyo's 4th district (multi-member)
1990 – 1996
Served alongside: Hiroshi Yamada, Zenmei Matsumoto, Shigeru Kasuya, Ichirō Takahashi, Tamako Toguchi, Masato OkitaDistrict eliminated Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Keio University alumni
- Members of the House of Representatives of Japan
- Government ministers of Japan
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- Shintarō Ishihara
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