Kazuya Shimba | |
|---|---|
榛葉賀津也 | |
Shimba in 2022 | |
| Secretary-general of the Democratic Party For the People | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2018 | |
| Leader | Kohei Otsuka Yuichiro Tamaki Motohisa Furukawa |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2007 | |
| Constituency | Shizuoka at-large district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1967 Kikugawa,Shizuoka, Japan |
| Political party | DPP (since 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| 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 (DPFP). He is serving as a member of the House of Councillors.
Early life
Kazuya Shimba was born in Kikugawa on April 25, 1967. His father is Tatsuo Shimba, a local councilor who also served as mayor of Kikugawa.
Education
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.
Political career
After returning to Japan, he became a Kikugawa assemblyman in 1994 and began his life as a politician.
However, he was defeated in the 1998 Kikugawa mayoral election.
In 2001, he ran for the House of Councillors with the Democratic Party of Japan and won the election, joining national politics.
He focused on diplomacy and defense, serving as Vice Minister of Defense and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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.
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.