Masatoshi Ishida (石田 真敏, Ishida Masatoshi, born April 11, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019. A native of Kainan, Wakayama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly in 1983 and then to the first of his two terms as mayor of Kainan in 1994. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002.

Masatoshi Ishida
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office 2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Seiko Noda
Succeeded by	Sanae Takaichi
Personal details
Born	(1952-04-11) 11 April 1952 (age 72) Kainan, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Education	Waseda University