Shigeyuki Goto (後藤 茂之, Gotō Shigeyuki, born December 9, 1955) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives.
Shigeyuki Goto | |
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後藤 茂之 | |
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| Minister of Economic Revitalization | |
| In office 25 October 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Daishiro Yamagiwa |
| Succeeded by | Yoshitaka Shindō |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | |
| In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Norihisa Tamura |
| Succeeded by | Katsunobu Katō |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 25 June 2000 - 21 July 2009 16 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Norihisa Tamura |
| Succeeded by | Katsunobu Katō |
| Constituency | Nagano 4th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1955 Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (2003-present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Frontier (1996-1997) Democratic (1998-2003) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he was selected to become Economic Revitalization Minister in October 2022 upon the cabinet resignation of Daishiro Yamagiwa.[1] Goto previously served as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from October 2021 to August 2022.
Career
A native of Minato, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1980. He also received a master's degree from Brown University as a bureaucrat. After he left the ministry in 1995, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives as a member of the New Frontier Party. He ran again in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and was elected for the first time.
References
- 政治家情報 〜後藤 茂之〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.