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
Chairperson 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
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; 2012–2021)
Tōkai PR (2009–2012; 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 byMulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency established
ConstituencyShizuoka 3rd
Personal details
Born (1950-02-18) February 18, 1950
Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Democratic
Alma materKeio University

Ryu Shionoya (塩谷 立, Shionoya Ryū; born February 18, 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.