Hiroyuki Ishige Shared Responsibility for Concluding Doha

Born in 1950. Hiroyuki Ishige graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in economics in 1974.

Hiroyuki Ishige started his professional career at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1974. In 1988, he became Director of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Affairs Office of MITI. One year later, he was appointed First Secretary and in 1991, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organisations in Geneva. From 1992 to 2000, he was director of several divisions of the international trade policy bureau of MITI including the tariff division, the trade agreement administration division and the international economic affairs division. Subsequently, he became Director of the personnel division of the Ministers secretariat. After the reorganisation of MITI to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), he was appointed assistant vice-minister of METI in 2002. From 2003 to 2008, he held the position of Director-General of various divisions of METI including of the trade policy bureau. In 2008, Hiroyuki Ishige was appointed Vice-Minister for International Affairs of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.