Bunmei Ibuki

[1] He was born in Kyoto to a family of textile wholesalers who had operated the business since the Edo period.

[2] Ibuki entered politics in 1983 at former Finance Minister Michio Watanabe's behest.

He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and has served in a variety of government positions, including Minister of Labour (1997~98) and National Public Safety Commission chairman (2000~01).

[6] On 26 December 2012, Bunmei Ibuki was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan.

He presided over the day of his inauguration, the election of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.

Ibuki in 1997
Ibuki with Enrique Peña Nieto in 2013