Aiko Shimajiri

Aiko Shimajiri
Aiko Shimajiri
島尻安伊子
	Shimajiri in 2015
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
	In office; 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Shunichi Yamaguchi
Succeeded by	Yōsuke Tsuruho
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 November 2021
Preceded by	Tomohiro Yara
Constituency	Okinawa 3rd
Member of the House of Councillors
	In office; 27 April 2007 – 25 July 2016
Preceded by	Keiko Itokazu
Succeeded by	Yōichi Iha
Constituency	Okinawa at-large
Member of the Naha City Assembly
	In office; 2004–2007
Personal details
Born	4 March 1965 (age 59); Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Political party	LDP (since 2007)
Other political; affiliations	DPJ (2004–2005); Independent (2005–2007)
Children	4
Alma mater	Sophia University

Aiko Shimajiri (島尻安伊子, Shimajiri Aiko, born March 4, 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who has served as a member of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).^[1] Shimajiri was elected for the first time in 2007 and re-elected in 2010 in Okinawa Prefecture constituency.^[2] Shimajiri was appointed the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs in the cabinet reshuffle on October 7, 2015, and is one of 3 women serving in Shinzo Abe's cabinet.^[3]

In an interview following her appointment as the minister of state, Shimajiri stated that she will not deal with issues regarding the construction of new U.S. military facilities in Okinawa.^[4]

Shimajiri lost her Diet seat to former Ginowan, Okinawa mayor Yoichi Iha, a critic of the US military presence in Okinawa supported by a coalition of opposition parties, in the 2016 Japanese House of Councillors election. This was viewed by some analysts as a setback for the proposed relocation of Futenma.^[5]

References

^ "Shimajiri Aiko | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan". Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
^ "Ms.SHIMAJIRI Aiko：House of Councillors". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
^ "List of Ministers (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet".
^ Yoshida, Reiji (October 28, 2015). "Okinawa affairs minister says Futenma, U.S. military issues outside her mandate". Japan Times.
^ Johnston, Eric (10 July 2016). "Okinawan minister Shimajiri ousted from Upper House by former Ginowan mayor". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

政治家情報〜島尻あい子〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-13.

External links

[shimajiriaiko.ti-da.net/ Official website] in Japanese.
House of Councillors of Japan website

House of Councillors
Preceded by Keiko Itokazu	Councillor for Okinawa's at-large district 2007–2016	Succeeded by Yoichi Iha

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[1] "Shimajiri Aiko | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan". Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-10-28.

[2] "Ms.SHIMAJIRI Aiko：House of Councillors". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2015-10-28.

[3] "List of Ministers (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet".

[4] Yoshida, Reiji (October 28, 2015). "Okinawa affairs minister says Futenma, U.S. military issues outside her mandate". Japan Times.

[5] Johnston, Eric (10 July 2016). "Okinawan minister Shimajiri ousted from Upper House by former Ginowan mayor". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

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