Keiichi Ishii
Japanese politician (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keiichi Ishii (石井 啓一, Ishii Keiichi, born March 20, 1958) is a Japanese politician of the Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet (national legislature). A native of Toshima, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1981, he worked at the Ministry of Construction from 1981 to 1992. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.[1] He was appointed to be the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 7 October 2015.[2] He was replaced as minister on 11 September 2020 and was subsequently appointed as Secretary-General of Komeito.[3]
Keiichi Ishii | |
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石井 啓一 | |
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
In office 7 October 2015 – 11 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Akihiro Ota |
Succeeded by | Kazuyoshi Akaba |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-03-20) 20 March 1958 (age 66) Toshima, Tokyo, Japan |
Political party | Komeito |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |