Shibata Takumi (politician)
Shibata Takumi (Japanese: 柴田巧) is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the National Diet in the House of Councillors for Nippon Ishin no Kai as part of the Japanese House of Councillors national proportional representation block.[1]
Early life[edit]
Shibata was born December 11, 1960, in Toyama Prefecture.[1]
Education[edit]
Shibata earned his bachelor's degree in 1984 from Waseda University's School of Social Sciences. He continued at Waseda, earning his master's from the Graduate School of Political Science in 1987.[1]
Career[edit]
Starting in 1988, Shibata served as secretary to former PM Mori Yoshiro.[2] In 1999, he was elected to the Toyama Prefectural Assembly and served for three consecutive terms as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[1] He left the LDP in January 2009.[2]
In 2010, he was first elected to the House of Councillors as a member of Nippon Ishin no Kai.[3] He was most recently reelected in 2019.[1][4]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Mr.SHIBATA Takumi：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b "asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：衆院選・主な候補者の横顔 富山３区 - ２００９総選挙". www.asahi.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：候補者 - 2010参院選". www.asahi.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "2016参院選 | 参議院選挙 | 選挙アーカイブス | NHK選挙WEB". www.nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-23.