Masatoshi Ishida (politician)

Masatoshi Ishida
Official portrait, 2018
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office 2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Seiko Noda
Succeeded by	Sanae Takaichi
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 April 2002
Preceded by	Mitsuzō Kishimoto
Constituency	Wakayama 2nd (2002–2009; 2012–2024) Kinki PR (2009–2012; 2024–present)
Mayor of Kainan
In office 1995–2002
Member of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly
In office 1983–1995
Constituency	Kainan City and Kaisō District
Personal details
Born	(1952-04-11) 11 April 1952 Kainan, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Education	Waseda University

Masatoshi Ishida (石田 真敏, Ishida Masatoshi, born April 11, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019. A native of Kainan, Wakayama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly in 1983 and then to the first of his two terms as mayor of Kainan in 1994. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002.

References

• 政治家情報 〜石田 真敏〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

External links

• Official website in Japanese.