Kazuya Shimba
Kazuya Shimba | |
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榛葉賀津也 | |
| Shimba in 2022 | |
| Secretary-general of the Democratic Party For the People | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2018 | |
| Leader | Kohei Otsuka Yuichiro Tamaki Motohisa Furukawa |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2007 | |
| Constituency | Shizuoka at-large district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967年04月25日) 25 April 1967 (age 57) Kikugawa,Shizuoka, Japan |
| Political party | DPP (since 2018) |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Alma mater | Otterbein University |
Kazuya Shimba (榛葉 賀津也, Shinba Kazuya, born April 25, 1967) is a Japanese politician, the general-secretary of the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP). He is serving as a member of the House of Councillors.
Early life
[edit ]Kazuya Shimba was born in Kikugawa on April 25, 1967.[2] His father is Tatsuo Shimba, a local councilor who also served as mayor of Kikugawa.[2]
Education
[edit ]He graduated from high school in Shizuoka, but went to the United States to study political science at Otterbein University in Ohio, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and then went to Israel.[2]
Political career
[edit ]After returning to Japan, he became a Kikugawa assemblyman in 1994 and began his life as a politician.[2]
However, he was defeated in the 1998 Kikugawa mayoral election.[2]
In 2001, he ran for the House of Councillors with the Democratic Party of Japan and won the election, joining national politics.[2]
He focused on diplomacy and defense, serving as Vice Minister of Defense and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
After the dissolution of the DPJ, he joined the Democratic Party For the People and currently serves as the secretary general of the Democratic Party For the People.[2]
References
[edit ]- 政治家情報 〜榛葉 賀津也〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007年12月01日. Retrieved 2007年11月14日.
External links
[edit ]- Official website in Japanese.
| House of Councillors | ||
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| Preceded by | Chair, Upper House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense 2001–2002 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair, Upper House Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System 2013 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Shoji Namba
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Chair, Upper House Committee on Cabinet 2017 |
Succeeded by Yoshifumi Tuge
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| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | State Minister of Defense 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | State Minister for Foreign Affairs 2012 Served alongside: Shuji Kira |
Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chair, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors 2016–2017 |
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