Shigeru Ishimoto

Shigeru Ishimoto
石本 茂
Director-General of the Environmental Agency
In office
1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985
Prime MinisterYasuhiro Nakasone
Preceded byMinoru Ueda
Succeeded byYoshihide Mori
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
5 July 1965 – 9 July 1989
ConstituencyNational district (1965–1983)
National PR (1983–1989)
Personal details
Born(1913-09-06)6 September 1913
Died10 October 2007(2007-10-10) (aged 94)
PartyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1965–1970)

Shigeru Ishimoto (1913–2007) was a Japanese politician. She served as Director-General of the Environmental Agency from 1984 to 1985. She was the third woman to become a Cabinet minister in Japan.[1]

References

  1. ^ First five women in the Japanese cabinet: Masa Nakayama (1960) Tsuruyo Kondo (1962), Shigeru Ishimoto (1984).
  • S, Ishimoto (1985). "[Spotlight: Shigeru Ishimoto, six months as director of Environment Bureau]". [Kango] Japanese journal of nursing. 37 (5). Kango: 81–84. ISSN 0022-8362. PMID 3851966.