Bunmei Ibuki

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Early life and career

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.[2]

Political career

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Ibuki in 1997

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 (1997~98) and National Public Safety Commission chairman (2000~01).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Ibuki with Enrique Peña Nieto in 2013

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;[3] less than a year later, he was replaced in that position by Taro Aso and was instead appointed as Minister of Finance.[4] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Personal life

  • Ibuki is a fluent English speaker.[5] He is a member of the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[7] 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).
  • Ibuki is nicknamed "Ibu-King" due to his enduring political influence despite his now-advanced age.

Election history

Election Age District Political party Number of votes election results
1983 Japanese general election 45 Kyoto 1st district LDP 58,059 winning
1986 Japanese general election 48 Kyoto 1st district LDP 51,514 winning
1990 Japanese general election 52 Kyoto 1st district LDP 56,450 winning
1993 Japanese general election 55 Kyoto 1st district LDP 48,893 winning
1996 Japanese general election 58 Kyoto 1st district LDP 63,094 winning
2000 Japanese general election 62 Kyoto 1st district LDP 86,490 winning
2003 Japanese general election 65 Kyoto 1st district LDP 83,644 winning
2005 Japanese general election 67 Kyoto 1st district LDP 112,848 winning
2009 Japanese general election 71 Kyoto 1st district LDP 81,913 elected by PR
2012 Japanese general election 74 Kyoto 1st district LDP 69,287[8] winning
2014 Japanese general election 76 Kyoto 1st district LDP 73,684[9] winning
2017 Japanese general election 79 Kyoto 1st district LDP 88,106[10] winning
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Honours

References

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  1. ↑ Prime Minister of Japan official website - "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology", retrieved 24 September 2007.
  2. ↑ Ibuki official website; accessed 24 September 2007. Template:In lang
  3. ↑ "Fukuda appoints Ibuki as secretary-general, Tanigaki as policy chief"Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., Mainichi Daily News, 24 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "Fukuda overhauls Cabinet / LDP executive shakeup also elevates Aso to party No. 2" Template:Webarchive, The Yomiuri Shimbun, 2 August 2008.
  5. ↑ a b Japan Times, "Fukuda's new lineup", 3 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2" Template:Webarchive, The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
  7. ↑ Nippon Kaigi website - 5 years: nipponkaigi.org/voice/5years - 10 years: nipponkaigi.org/about/10years
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  14. ↑ 皇居で春の大綬章親授式 伊吹元衆院議長ら18人 (Spring Grand Ribbon Ceremony at the Imperial Palace, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Ibuki and 18 others) - website of Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun
  15. ↑ Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea Template:Webarchive - website of the Dutch Royal House

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