Kazuya Shimba


Kazuya Shimba is a Japanese politician, the general-secretary of the Democratic Party for the People. He is serving as a member of the House of Councillors.
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Early life and education

Kazuya Shimba was born in Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture on 25 April 1967. His father is Tatsuo Shimba, a local councilor who also served as mayor of Kikugawa.
After graduating high school, Shimba went to the United States to study political science at Otterbein University in Ohio, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He also went to a university in Israel.

Political career

After returning to Japan, Shimba became a Kikugawa assemblyman in 1994. He ran an unsuccessful campaign in the 1998 Kikugawa mayoral election.
In 2001 House of Councillors election, Shimba ran as a Democratic Party candidate in Shizuoka at-large district and got elected.
His focus is on diplomacy and defense, serving as Vice Minister of Defense and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.
After the dissolution of the DPJ, he joined the Democratic Party For the People and currently serves as the secretary general of the Democratic Party For the People.