(As of Feb 2026)

ISHII Keiichi


  • Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives

  • Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Kita Kanto Bloc (proportional representation); elected 11 times

  • In-House Group: Independent (Centrist Reform Alliance prior to assuming office as Vice-Speaker)
  • Born: 20 March 1958, Toshima, Tokyo
  • Education:
  • Faculty of Engineering (civil engineering), University of Tokyo (March 1981)
Career:
Apr. 1981: Entered Ministry of Construction (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism) as Technical Official
Dec. 1992: Retired Ministry of Construction as Deputy Director, Road Bureau
July 1993: First elected to the House of Representatives for Tokyo 5th District (Nerima and Toshima; multiple-seat constituency)
Sept. 1996: Elected to the House of Representatives for Tokyo Bloc (proportional representation)
Sept. 2000: Elected to the House of Representatives for Kita Kanto Bloc (proportional representation)
Sept. 2003: State Minister of Finance
Oct. 2010: Chair, Komeito Policy Research Council
Oct. 2015: Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Oct. 2020: Secretary General, Komeito
Oct. 2021: Elected to the House of Representatives for the tenth consecutive time, for Kita Kanto Bloc (proportional representation)
Sept. 2024: Chief Representative, Komeito
Feb. 2026: Elected to the House of Representatives for the 11th time, for Kita Kanto Bloc (proportional representation)
Feb. 2026-: Vice-Speaker (70th), House of Representatives
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