Bunmei Ibuki
Bunmei Ibuki | |
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伊吹 文明 | |
| Speaker of the House of Representative of Japan | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 21 November 2014 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Takahiro Yokomichi |
| Succeeded by | Nobutaka Machimura |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
| In office 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Kenji Kosaka |
| Succeeded by | Kisaburo Tokai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1938 Kyoto, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Bunmei Ibuki (伊吹 文明, Ibuki Bunmei, born 9 January 1938)[1] is a Japanese politician. He is a Member of the House of Representatives serving the constituency of Kyoto Prefecture, 1st district, where, as of October 2006, he has been elected eight times.[1] He was the Secretary General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2007[2] to 2008.[3] In 2008, he was briefly Minister of Finance.
He was born in Kyoto to a family of textile wholesalers who had operated the business since the Edo period. He graduated with a BA from Kyoto University's economics department in 1960. At Kyoto University he was a member of the tennis club. Upon graduation Ibuki became a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Finance. He was dispatched to the Japanese embassy in London in 1965, where he stayed for four years.[4]
Ibuki entered politics in 1983 at former Finance Minister Michio Watanabe's behest. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and has served in a variety of government positions, including Minister of Labour and National Public Safety Commission chairman.[citation needed]
He was appointed Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology on 26 September 2006 as a part of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's first cabinet. In this position, he promoted the controversial revision of the Fundamental Law of Education. He was subsequently appointed as Secretary-General of the LDP in September 2007;[2] less than a year later, he was replaced in that position by Taro Aso and was instead appointed as Minister of Finance.[3] He is known for his knowledge of finance and tax and welfare policies.[5] He held the post of Finance Minister for less than two months, however, and was replaced by Shōichi Nakagawa in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed on 24 September 2008.[6]
On 26 December 2012, Bunmei Ibuki was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan. He presided over the day of his inauguration, the election of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.[citation needed]
Personal life
Ibuki is a fluent English speaker[5] and a believer of Tenrikyo.[7] He is a member of the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[8] and affiliated to the fundamentalist shinto lobby Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会).
Honours
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)[9]
References
- ^ a b Prime Minister of Japan official website - "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology", retrieved 24 September 2007.
- ^ a b "Fukuda appoints Ibuki as secretary-general, Tanigaki as policy chief", Mainichi Daily News, 24 September 2007.
- ^ a b "Fukuda overhauls Cabinet / LDP executive shakeup also elevates Aso to party No. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 2 August 2008.
- ^ Ibuki official website; accessed 24 September 2007. Template:Ja icon
- ^ a b Japan Times, "Fukuda's new lineup", 3 August 2008.
- ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
- ^ http://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik07/2007-04-09/2007040914_01_0.html
- ^ Nippon Kaigi website - 5 years: nipponkaigi.org/voice/5years - 10 years: nipponkaigi.org/about/10years
- ^ Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea - website of the Dutch Royal House
External links
- Discussions on Japanese politics and education (Streaming and mp3)
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