Minister of the Environment
ISHIHARA Hirotaka
Minister of the Environment, Japan
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, Japan
- Date of Birth
- June 19, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Kanagawa, Japan
- Political Party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives (HR), Japan
- Constituency
- Elected 6 times, Tokyo 3rd District
Education
- 1988
- Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Keio University (BA)
Professional Career
- 1988
- Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited
- Counsellor, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- 2005
- Elected to the House of Representatives, Japan for the first time (44th Election)
- 2012
- Elected to the House of Representatives, Japan (46th Election)
- 2013
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd ABE Cabinet)
- 2014
- Elected to the House of Representatives, Japan (47th Election)
- 2016
- State Minister of Cabinet Office (3rd ABE Cabinet)
- 2017
- Elected to the House of Representatives, Japan (48th Election)
- 2018
- Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
- 2019
- State Minister of the Environment and State Minister of Cabinet Office (2nd Reshuffled 4th ABE Cabinet)
- 2020
- Chair, HR Standing Committee on Environment
- 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives, Japan (49th Election)
- Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Environment and Global Warming Countermeasures, LDP (～2025)
- 2022
- Director-General, Information Bureau, LDP
- Chief Director, Special Committee on Investigation of Nuclear Power Issues, HR
- 2023
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (in charge of key policies including national security and nuclear disarmament, and non-proliferation issues) (2nd Reshuffled 2nd KISHIDA Cabinet)
- Acting Chief Secretary, Headquarters for Realizing Green Transformation, LDP
- 2024
- Elected to the House of Representatives, Japan (50th Election)
- Senior Director, HR Standing Committee on Environment
- Chairperson, Special Committee for the Promotion of Isolated Islands and Peninsula Areas, LDP
- 2025
- Minister of the Environment, Japan (TAKAICHI Cabinet)
- Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, Japan (TAKAICHI Cabinet)
Hobbies
- Reading, walking
Personal Motto
- If, on self-examination, I find that I am upright, I will go forward against thousands and tens of thousands.