Keiichi Ishii

Keiichi Ishii (石井 啓一, Ishii Keiichi, born March 20, 1958) is a Japanese politician of the Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet (national legislature). A native of Toshima, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1981, he worked at the Ministry of Construction from 1981 to 1992. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.[1] He was appointed to be the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 7 October 2015.[2] He was replaced as minister on 11 September 2020 and was subsequently appointed as Secretary-General of Komeito.[3]

Keiichi Ishii
石井 啓一
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
Personal details
Born	20 March 1958 Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Komeito
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "公明党 幹事長代行に石井前国交相を起用". NHK Political Magazine (in Japanese). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.