Minister of the Environment

Nobuteru ISHIHARA

Minister of the Environment, Japan

Date of Birth

19 April 1957

Birth Place

Tokyo, Japan

Political Party

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

Member of the House of Representatives

Education

1981	BA in Faculty of Literature, Keio University

Career

1981	Political Reporter, Nippon Television Network Corporation
1990	Elected to the House of Representatives (HR)
1993	Reelected to the HR Director, Committee on Finance (HR)
1994	Director, Treasury and Finance Division (LDP) Director, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs (HR)
1996	Reelected to the HR Parliamentary Vice-Minister for International Trade and Industry
1997	Director, Committee on Commerce and Industry (HR)
1998	Director, Committee on Environment (HR)
2000	Reelected to the HR
2001	Minister of State for Administrative and Regulatory Reform, Cabinet Office
2003	Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Promotion Reelected to the HR
2004	Chairman, Research Commission on the Finance and Banking Systems (LDP) Deputy Chairman, Research Commission on the Tax System (LDP)
2005	Reelected to the HR Chairman, Research Commission on Highways (LDP) Chairman, Federation of Tokyo Metropolitan Liberal Democratic Party Branches (LDP) Chairman, Committee on Judicial Affairs (HR)
2006	Acting Secretary-General (LDP) Chairman, Headquarters for Party Reform Implementation (LDP) Director, Committee on Discipline (HR)
2007	Chairman, Research Commission (LDP)
2008	General Council (LDP) Committee on Fundamental National Policies (HR) Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration (HR)
2009	Acting Secretary-General (LDP) Reelected to the HR
2010	Secretary-General (LDP) Chairman, Federation of Tokyo Metropolitan LDP Branches
2012	Reelected to the HR Minister of the Environment (The Abe Cabinet) Minister of state for the Corporation in Nuclear Emergency Preparedness

Motto

Exercise makes the impossible possible

Qualification

The first rank of Small Craft, Third dan of Shorinji kempo