Keiichi Ishii

Keiichi Ishii
Keiichi Ishii
石井啓一
	Ishii in 2023
President of Komeito
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 September 2024
Preceded by	Natsuo Yamaguchi
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
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 19 July 1993 – 27 October 2024
Constituency	Tokyo 5th; (1993–1996); Tokyo PR block; (1996–2000); Northern Kanto PR block; (2000–2024);
Personal details
Born	20 March 1958 (age 66); Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Komeito (1998–present)
Other political; affiliations	Komeito (1992–1994); New Frontier (1994–1997);
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Keiichi Ishii (石井啓一, Ishii Keiichi, born March 20, 1958) is a Japanese politician who has served as President of the Komeito Party since 2024. He previously served as secretary general of the party from 2020 and 2024, and as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2015 to 2019.

Born in Tokyo and educated as an engineer at the University of Tokyo, he served as an official in the Ministry of Construction before entering politics. He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1993, and served in the House until his defeat in 2024.

Biography

Keiichi Ishii was born in the Toshima, Tokyo, on 20 March 1958. His father was a tailor. Ishii studied civil engineering at the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of Construction after graduating in 1981. At the ministry, he handled in public works such as roads and bridges. He left the ministry in 1992, when he was recruited into politics by the Komeito diet member Takeshi Osada. Ishii was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the 1993 election, as a Komeito candidate in the 5th Tokyo district.^[1]^[2]

Ishii became chairman of the Komeito Policy Research Council in and was instrumental in building consensus for the integrated social security and tax reform adopted under the Noda Cabinet. In October 2015 Ishii joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.^[1]^[3] He was replaced as minister in September 2019 and was subsequently appointed as Secretary-General of Komeito in September 2020. In September 2024, Ishii became President of Komeito, suceeding the long-serving Natsuo Yamaguchi.^[4]

Policy

He agreed to constitutional amendment.
He is not necessary to review the constitutional interpretation of the cabinet legislation bureau, which prohibits the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.
He agreed to restart nuclear power plants that met the new standards of the nuclear regulatory commission.
He opposes participation of Japan in the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP).
He agreed to the establishment of the women's imperial family.
He opposes the prime minister's visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
He opposes the review of the Murayama and Kono Statements.
He agrees with the act on the protection of specified secrets.

Controversies

On August 17, 2021, it was reported that five people, including Toshihiro Nikai (secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party), had a dinner at a restaurant in Tokyo.^{[citation needed]} This caused a controversy regarding health and safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

References

^ ^a ^b "石井啓一・公明党次期代表の横顔". The Nikkei (in Japanese). Tokyo. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "政治家情報〜石井啓一〜" [Political information on Keiichi Ishii] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
^ "閣僚横顔＝第３次安倍改造内閣" [Profile of Cabinet members. Abe's 3rd Cabinet reshuffling]. Jiji Press. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Ishii to head Komeito in first leadership change in 15 years". The Japan Times. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

External links

Official website in Japanese.

Political offices
Preceded by Akihiro Ota	Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2015–2019	Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Akaba
Party political offices
Preceded by Tetsuo Saito	Chairman of the Policy Research Council, Komeito 2010–2015	Succeeded by Noritoshi Ishida
Preceded by Tetsuo Saito	Secretary-General of Komeito 2020–2024	Succeeded by Makoto Nishida
Preceded by Natsuo Yamaguchi	President of Komeito 2024–present	Incumbent

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[Nikkei-1] "石井啓一・公明党次期代表の横顔". The Nikkei (in Japanese). Tokyo. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[2] "政治家情報〜石井啓一〜" [Political information on Keiichi Ishii] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.

[3] "閣僚横顔＝第３次安倍改造内閣" [Profile of Cabinet members. Abe's 3rd Cabinet reshuffling]. Jiji Press. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[4] "Ishii to head Komeito in first leadership change in 15 years". The Japan Times. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

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