Shigeyuki Goto (後藤 茂之, Gotō Shigeyuki, born December 9, 1955) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives.
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
- ^ "Ex-Japan health minister Goto replaces church-linked economy chief". Kyodo News. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- 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.
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