Hideo Hiraoka
Hideo Hiraoka 平岡 秀夫 | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 2 September 2011 – 13 January 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
Preceded by | Satsuki Eda |
Succeeded by | Toshio Ogawa |
Personal details | |
Born | Iwakuni, Japan | 14 January 1954
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Hideo Hiraoka (平岡 秀夫 Hiraoka Hideo, born January 14, 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Hiraoka passed the bar exam and civil service exam prior to his graduation at the University of Tokyo.[1] In 1976 he entered the Ministry of Finance which he jointed before resigning in 1998 after working in the National Tax Agency's corporate tax department.[1] In 2000, after leaving the ministry he was elected to a seat of the House of Representatives for the first time; the district he represented, Yamaguchi Prefecture's No. 2 district, was previously a stronghold for the rival Lieral Democratic Party.[1] Following an large scale upturn by the Liberal Democratic Party, Hiraoka lost his seat by only 588 votes, managing however to remain in the Lower House through a process known as proportional representation.[1] In 2008 he took back the Yamaguchi No. 2 seat, marking his fifth term as its representative for the Lower House.[1] Hiraoka was later appointed state secretary for internal affairs and communications in 2010.[1] In September 2011 he was appointed Minister of Justice in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Hideo Hiraoka". The Japan Times Online. The Japan Times. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
References
- 政治家情報 〜平岡 秀夫〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Satsuki Eda |
Minister of Justice 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Toshio Ogawa |