Kazuya Shimba
Kazuya Shimba | |
|---|---|
榛葉 賀津也 | |
Shimba in 2023 | |
| Secretary-General of the Democratic Party For the People | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2018 | |
| Leader | Kohei Otsuka Yuichiro Tamaki Motohisa Furukawa |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Masataka Suzuki |
| Constituency | Shizuoka at-large |
| Member of the Kikugawa Town Council | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1967 Ogasa, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Political party | DPP (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | LDP (1994–2000) DPJ (2000–2016) DP (2016–2018) |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Alma mater | Otterbein University |
Kazuya Shimba (榛葉 賀津也, Shinba Kazuya; born April 25, 1967) is a Japanese politician, the general-secretary of the Democratic Party for the People (DPP). He is serving as a member of the House of Councillors.
Early life and education
Kazuya Shimba was born in Kikugawa on April 25, 1967.[2] His father is Tatsuo Shimba, a local councilor who also served as mayor of Kikugawa.[2]
He graduated from high school in Shizuoka, but went to the United States to study political science at Otterbein University in Ohio, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and then went to Israel.[2]
Political career
After returning to Japan, he became a Kikugawa assemblyman in 1994 and began his life as a politician.[2]
However, he was defeated in the 1998 Kikugawa mayoral election.[2]
In 2001, he ran for the House of Councillors with the Democratic Party of Japan and won the election, joining national politics.[2]
He focused on diplomacy and defense, serving as Vice Minister of Defense and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
After the dissolution of the DPJ, he joined the Democratic Party For the People and currently serves as the secretary general of the Democratic Party For the People.[2]
References
- 政治家情報 〜榛葉 賀津也〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.