Shigeru Ishiba was elected as the Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in late 2024. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1986 and has served as Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2008 and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2008 to 2009, as well as being the Secretary-General of the LDP from 2012 to 2014.
Prime Minister Ishiba graduated from Keio University before he was elected to the House of Representatives in the 1986 general election as a member of the LDP. As a Diet member, Ishiba specialized in agricultural policy and defense policy.
Ishiba became a key figure within the LDP pursuing leadership opportunities until he ran in the LDP presidential election becoming the new party leader and prime minister–designate and was formally elected Prime Minister by the National Diet on 1 October 2024.
Prime Minister Ishiba is married and he and his wife have two daughters.
