Shinichi Isa

Shinichi Isa
伊佐 進一
Official portrait, 2016
Chair of the Centrist Reform Alliance Public Relations Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 February 2026
Preceded byOffice established
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 February 2026
Preceded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyKansai PR
In office
17 December 2012 – 9 October 2024
Preceded byFumiyoshi Murakami
Succeeded byKaoru Nishida
ConstituencyOsaka 6th
Personal details
Born (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974
Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan
PartyCRA
Other political
affiliations
Komeito (until 2026)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Johns Hopkins University
WebsiteShinichi Isa website

Shinichi Isa (伊佐 進一, Isa Shinichi; born 10 December 1974) is a Japanese politician of the Centrist Reform Alliance, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.[1]

Early years

On 10 December 1974, Isa was born in Moriguchi, Osaka. After graduating from University of Tokyo's School of Engineering, he joined the Science and Technology Agency in 1997. He earned his master's degree from the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 2003. In 2005, he was appointed as deputy director of the Space Development and Utilization Division within the Research and Development Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). He then became the First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan in China in 2007. Afterward, following his service as deputy director of the General Affairs Division in the Minister's Secretariat of MEXT, he was appointed as Secretary to the Vice-Minister of MEXT in 2010.[2]

Political career

In the 2012 general election, Isa ran on the Osaka 6th district as Yutaka Fukushima's successor and gained the seat.[3]

In the 2014 general election, he was reelected and secured his second-term.[4]

In the 2017 general election, he was reelected and secured his third-term.[5]

In October 2018, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Finance in the Fourth Abe first reshuffled cabinet and served until September 2019.[6]

In the 2021 general election, he was reelected and secured his fourth-term.[7]

In August 2022, he was appointed as the State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and State Minister of Cabinet Office in the Second Kishida first reshuffled cabinet and served until September 2023.[8]

In the 2024 general election, he lost to Ishin's Kaoru Nishida.[9]

In January 2026, he joined the Centrist Reform Alliance, a new party established by the CDP and Komeito. In the 2026 general election, he won a seat in the PR.[10]

On 18 February 2026, he was appointed as the Chair of the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) Public Relations Committee by CRA's new leader Junya Ogawa.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Shinichi Isa". CRA (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "国会議員情報：伊佐進一". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：大阪". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 December 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：大阪". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：大阪". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "The fourth ABE Shinzo Reshuffled Cabinet　List of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers". PM office of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "衆院選 大阪 開票速報". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "The second KISHIDA Cabinet Reshuffled Cabinet List of State Ministers". PM office of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "大阪6区 衆議院選挙". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 October 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "比例代表 近畿(定数 28)【衆議院選挙】開票速報・結果". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 February 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "中道、新執行部が始動". Komeito (in Japanese). 22 February 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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