Shintaro Ito

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Shintaro Ito
伊藤 信太郎
Minister of the Environment
Assumed office
13 September 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byAkihiro Nishimura
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
19 December 2012
Preceded byKeiki Ishiyama [ja]
In office
19 October 2001 – 21 July 2009
Preceded bySoichiro Ito
Succeeded byKeiki Ishiyama [ja]
ConstituencyMiyagi 4th
Personal details
Born (1953-05-06) 6 May 1953 (age 70)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
ParentSoichiro Ito(father)

Shintaro Ito (伊藤 信太郎, Itō Shintarō, born May 6, 1953) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he received his master's degrees from Keio University and Harvard University and completed a program at the American Film Institute. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2001.

In 1988, Ito directed development for a political video game, America Daitōryō Senkyo.

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  • 政治家情報 〜伊藤 信太郎〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Environment
2023–present
Incumbent