Ryū Shionoya

Ryū Shionoya
塩谷 立
Shionoya in 2022
Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Election Strategy Council
In office
3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
PresidentShinzo Abe
Preceded byKeiji Furuya
Succeeded byAkira Amari
Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party General Council
In office
30 September 2011 – 28 September 2012
PresidentSadakazu Tanigaki
Preceded byYuriko Koike
Succeeded byHiroyuki Hosoda
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
In office
24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009
Prime MinisterTaro Aso
Preceded byTsuneo Suzuki
Succeeded byTatsuo Kawabata
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
(Political affairs, House of Representatives)
In office
2 August 2008 – 24 September 2008
Prime MinisterYasuo Fukuda
Preceded byMatsushige Ono
Succeeded byJun Matsumoto
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
10 November 2003 – 9 October 2024
Preceded byYasutomo Suzuki
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyShizuoka 8th (2003–2009)
Tōkai PR (2009–2012)
Shizuoka 8th (2012–2021)
Tōkai PR (2021–2024)
In office
11 April 1999 – 2 June 2000
Preceded byYasuyuki Kitawaki
Succeeded byYasutomo Suzuki
ConstituencyShizuoka 8th
In office
19 February 1990 – 27 September 1996
Preceded byKazuo Shionoya
Succeeded byConstituency established
ConstituencyShizuoka 3rd
Personal details
Born (1950-02-18) February 18, 1950
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Democratic
Alma materKeio University
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Ryu Shionoya (塩谷 立, Shionoya Ryū; born 18 February 1950) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and who was the former Minister of Education, Science and Technology.