What is Hajime Ishii?
{{for|the Japanese footballer|Hajime Ishii (footballer)}} [[File:Hajime Ishii cropped 2 Hajime Ishii and Juan Ponce Enrile 20110504.jpg|right|200px]] {{nihongo|'''Hajime Ishii'''|石井 一|Ishii Hajime|August 17, 1934 – June 4, 2022}} was a Japanese politician. He was in the [[Diet of Japan|Diet]] (national legislature) for 39 years between 1969 and 2013. He was born in [[Kobe, Hyogo|Kobe]], [[Japan]]. During his time in the Diet he was the head of the National Land Agency for six months in 1989 to 1990 and as [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Home Affairs]] for two months in 1994. Ishii died on June 4, 2022 from [[heart failure]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan at the age of 87.<ref>[https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sougou/202206/0015364470.shtml 石井一・元自治相が死去 ８７歳 元民主党副代表、政権交代に貢献] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishii, Hajime}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese politicians]] [[Category:Kobe]] {{bio-stub}}