Hajime Ishii

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Hajime Ishii
石井 一
Ishii in 2011
Born(1934-08-17)August 17, 1934
DiedJune 4, 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 87)
Alma materKonan University
OccupationPolitician
Political partyDemocratic Party of Japan

Hajime Ishii (石井 一, Ishii Hajime, August 17, 1934 – June 4, 2022) was a Japanese politician who served in the

Kobe, Hyogo, he attended Konan University as an undergraduate and University of California, Los Angeles as a graduate and received a master's degree in political science from Stanford University. During his time in the Diet he served as the head of the National Land Agency for six months in 1989–1990 and as Minister for Home Affairs
for two months in 1994.

Political career

Ishii was elected to the

Hyōgo 1st district, after unsuccessfully contesting the same district in the January 1967 general election.[1] He served five consecutive terms as a representative of the district before losing his seat in the December 1983 general election, finishing sixth in a contest for five seats and being replaced by Kazuhito Nagae of the Democratic Socialist Party
.

Ishii was returned to the House of Representatives in the

House of Councillors, winning one of 48 seats in the national proportional representation block. He served one term before losing his seat in the July 2013 election
.

Opposition to Soka Gakkai and the New Komeito Party

According to the

Komeitō party in 1954, was "in charge of the election campaign" and was "using its facilities as part of the campaign machine". Ishii said the situation created a great problem for democracy in Japan and invited three former Komeito party members and Soka Gakkai Honorary President Daisaku Ikeda for an intensive deliberation on issue of politics.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 政治家情報 〜石井 一〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-10-24. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ "Upper House Budget Committee: DPJ Vice President Ishii Calls for having Mr. Ikeda of Soka Gakkai and Others for Debate on Politics and Religion", The Democratic Party of Japan news, October 15, 2008, retrieved September 3, 2012
  3. Japan Times
    , 2 December 2008, p. 3

External links