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Shigeru Ishiba
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| Assumed office 26 September 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Masahiko Komura |
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| Born | 4 February 1957 |
Shigeru Ishiba (石破 茂 Ishiba Shigeru, born February 4, 1957) is Japan's Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.
He is a graduate of Keio University and formerly served in the Mitsui bank. He was a major proponent of bringing Japan into the multinational force in Iraq in 2003.
Ishiba is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and part of the LDP faction led by Yuji Tsushima.[1]
He became Defense Minister in the Cabinet of Yasuo Fukuda on September 26, 2007.[1]
Ishina is the second person in the Cabinet of Fukuda to express belief and concern in the existence of UFOs after Nobutaka Machimura.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Fukuda Cabinet launched / Changes minimized to reduce impact on Diet business", The Yomiuri Shimbun, September 26, 2007.
- ^ Japan's defense minister braces for aliens, inquirer.net, December 20, 2007
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| Preceded by Takeo Fukuda |
Representative for Tottori's 1st district 1986 – present |
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Minister of Defence of Japan 2007 – present |
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Minister of Defence of Japan 2002 – 2004 |
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