Shibata Takumi (politician)
Japanese politician
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Shibata Takumi (Japanese: 柴田巧, born December 11, 1960) is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the National Diet in the House of Councillors for Nippon Ishin no Kai as part of the Japanese House of Councillors national proportional representation block.[1]
Shibata Takumi | |
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柴田 巧 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| In office 26 July 2010 – 25 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Member of the Toyama Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Constituency | Oyabe City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1960 Oyabe, Toyama, Japan |
| Party | Innovation (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations | LDP (1999–2009) Independent (2009–2010; 2016–2017) Your Party (2010–2013) Unity (2013–2014) JIP (2014–2016) KnT (2017–2019) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Early life and education
Shibata was born December 11, 1960, in Toyama Prefecture.[1] He earned his bachelor's degree in 1984 from Waseda University's School of Social Sciences. He continued at Waseda, earning his master's from the Graduate School of Political Science in 1987.[1]
Career
Starting in 1988, Shibata served as secretary to former PM Mori Yoshiro.[2] In 1999, he was elected to the Toyama Prefectural Assembly and served for three consecutive terms as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[1] He left the LDP in January 2009.[2]
In 2010, he was first elected to the House of Councillors as a member of Nippon Ishin no Kai.[3] He was most recently reelected in 2019.[1][4]