Kazuya Shimba

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

Kazuya Shinba was born in Ogasa District, Shizuoka. His father, Tatsuo Shinba (榛葉達夫) was served as the governor of Kikugawa.

Education

After graduating from a high school in Shizuoka, he attended Otterbein College, Ohio and then he pursued his graduate study at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Political career

He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001, after serving in the town assembly of Kikugawa, Shizuoka. In 2009, he was appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Defence by the Minister of Defence, Toshimi Kitazawa.

References

政治家情報〜榛葉賀津也〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

External links

Official website in Japanese.

House of Councillors
Preceded by Toshimi Kitazawa	Chair, Upper House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense 2001–2002	Succeeded by Naoki Tanaka
Preceded by Toshiharu Todoroki	Chair, Upper House Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System 2013	Succeeded by Takeshi Maeda
Preceded by Shoji Namba	Chair, Upper House Committee on Cabinet 2017	Succeeded by Yoshifumi Tuge
Political offices
Preceded by Seigo Kitamura	State Minister of Defense 2009–2010	Succeeded by Jun Azumi
Preceded by Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Ryuji Yamane	State Minister for Foreign Affairs 2012 Served alongside: Shuji Kira	Succeeded by Shun'ichi Suzuki, Masaji Matsuyama
Party political offices
Preceded by Shuji Ikeguchi	Chair, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors 2013–2015	Succeeded by Toshiyuki Kato
Preceded by Toshiyuki Kato	Chair, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors 2016–2017	Succeeded by Masayoshi Nataniya

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