Shigeyuki Goto
Shigeyuki Goto | |
|---|---|
後藤 茂之 | |
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Minister of Economic Revitalization | |
| In office 25 October 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Daishiro Yamagiwa |
| Succeeded by | Yoshitaka Shindō |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | |
| In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Norihisa Tamura |
| Succeeded by | Katsunobu Katō |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Kōji Yazaki |
| Constituency | Nagano 4th |
| In office 25 June 2000 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hajime Ogawa |
| Succeeded by | Kōji Yazaki |
| Constituency | Nagano 4th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1955 Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | LDP (2003–present) |
| Other political affiliations | NFP (1996–1997) DPJ (1998–2003) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Brown University |
Shigeyuki Goto (後藤 茂之, Gotō Shigeyuki, born December 9, 1955) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives.
A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he was selected to become Economic Revitalization Minister in October 2022 upon the cabinet resignation of Daishiro Yamagiwa.[1] Goto previously served as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from October 2021 to August 2022.
Career
[edit]A native of Minato, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1980. He also received a master's degree from Brown University as a bureaucrat. After he left the ministry in 1995, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives as a member of the New Frontier Party. He ran again in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and was elected for the first time.
Election history
[edit]| Election | Age | District | Political party | Number of votes | election results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Japanese general election | 40 | Nagano 4th district | NFP | 65,009 | lost |
| 2000 Japanese general election | 44 | Nagano 4th district | DPJ | 78,397 | winning |
| 2003 Japanese general election | 47 | Nagano 4th district | LDP | 70,618 | winning |
| 2005 Japanese general election | 49 | Nagano 4th district | LDP | 87,859 | winning |
| 2009 Japanese general election | 53 | Nagano 4th district | LDP | 63,118 | lost |
| 2012 Japanese general election | 57 | Nagano 4th district | LDP | 68,083 | winning |
| 2014 Japanese general election | 59 | Nagano 4th district | LDP | 63,121 | winning |
| 2017 Japanese general election | 61 | Nagano 4th district | LDP | 68,673 | winning |
| 2021 Japanese general election | 65 | Nagano 4th district | LDP | 86,962 | winning |
| 2024 Japanese general election | 68 | Nagano 4th district | LDP | 75,713 | winning |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-Japan health minister Goto replaces church-linked economy chief". Kyodo News. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "後藤しげゆき（ゴトウシゲユキ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "後藤茂之 | 選挙結果（衆議院） | 国会議員白書". kokkai.sugawarataku.net. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- 政治家情報 〜後藤 茂之〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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- Living people
- 1955 births
- People from Minato, Tokyo
- Politicians from Tokyo
- Members of the House of Representatives from Tokyo
- New Frontier Party (Japan) politicians
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- Ministers of health and welfare of Japan
- University of Tokyo alumni
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017
- Japanese politician, 1950s birth stubs