16th International Conference on The Future of Asia

Speakers and Moderators

Hiroyuki Ishige

Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Hiroyuki Ishige

Born on December 8, 1950 in Chiba Prefecture

Education:
1974 Graduated From the University of Tokyo, Degree in Economics.

Career:
1974 Entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
1988 Director, GATT Affairs Office, International Economic Affairs Department, International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI
1989 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Genève, Switzerland
1991 Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Genève, Switzerland
1992 Director, Tariff Division, International Economic Affairs Department, International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI
1993 Director, Trade Agreement Administration Division, International Economic Affairs Department, International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI
1994 Director, Fiber and Spinning Division, Consumer Goods and Service Industries Bureau, MITI
1996 Director, International Economic Affairs Division, International Economic Affairs Department, International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI
1998 Director, General Coordination Division, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau, MITI
1999 Director, General Coordination Division, Industrial Policy Bureau, MITI
2000 Director, Personnel Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MITI
2001 MITI was reorganized as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
2002 Assistant Vice-Minister, Minister’s Secretariat, METI
2003 Director-General for Natural Resources and Energy Policy, METI
2004 Director-General, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI
2006 Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, METI
2007 Director-General, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
2008 Vice-Minister for International Affairs, METI