Jirō Ishiba (石破 二朗, Ishiba Jirō, 29 July 1908 – 16 September 1981) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as the governor of Tottori and as a member of the House of Councillors. He also held other high-ranking positions, including Minister of Home Affairs and Vice Minister of Construction.[1] His son Shigeru Ishiba is the current Prime Minister of Japan.
Jirō Ishiba | |
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石破 二朗 | |
 Ishiba in 1956 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs and Chair of the National Public Safety Commission | |
| In office 17 July 1980 – 17 December 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Zenkō Suzuki |
| Preceded by | Masaharu Gotōda |
| Succeeded by | Tōkichi Abiko |
| Member of the House of Councillors for the Tottori At-large district | |
| In office July 1974 – 16 September 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Kaku Ashika |
| Succeeded by | Kuniji Kobayashi |
| Governor of Tottori Prefecture | |
| In office 3 December 1958 – 22 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Shigeru Endo |
| Succeeded by | Kōzō Hirabayashi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1908 Yazu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | September 16, 1981 (aged 73) Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Early life and career
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Ishiba was born on 29 July 1908. His father, Ichizo Ishiba, was a farmer who became the village chief in the year Jirō was born. He studied English law at the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, and graduated in 1932.
He began his career as a bureaucrat at the Home Ministry but later transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department. He returned to the ministry in 1938, and during the Second World War, he was posted to Singapore, which had been occupied by the Japanese at an early stage of the war. After the war, he resumed his career at the Ministry of Construction, which had been spun off from the Home Ministry. He became Vice Minister, the highest office a bureaucrat can hold in a ministry, in 1955.
In 1958, he stood for the Tottori governorship election and was successfully elected. After serving for 16 years, he resigned in 1974[2] and was elected as a member of the House of Councillors. In July 1980, he was appointed Minister for Home Affairs in the Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet but had to step down when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December of the same year.[3][4]
His funeral in Tokyo was organised by former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka, after which he instructed Ishiba's son and future prime minister, Shigeru, to stand for the general election.[5]
References
edit- ^ "石破二朗 - 鳥取県立鳥取西高等学校デジタルコレクション" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "歴代公選知事名簿（都道府県別） | 知事検索 | 都道府県情報 | 全国知事会". www.nga.gr.jp. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ 明治～昭和, 新訂 政治家人名事典. "石破二朗(イシバ ジロウ)とは？ 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/10-things-to-know-about-shigeru-ishiba/
- ^ "自民党新総裁・石破茂氏、どんな人？ 田中角栄氏から学んだ選挙". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-28.