Hirofumi Hirano | |
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平野 博文 | |
) Hirano in Kadena Air Base on January 9, 2010. | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Takeo Kawamura |
| Succeeded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1949 Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
Hirofumi Hirano (平野 博文, Hirano Hirofumi, born March 19, 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He is a native of Katsuragi, Wakayama and he started working for Panasonic Corporation in 1971 after graduating from Chuo University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as an independent. He was the Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Yukio Hatoyama administration. He represented the 11th District of Osaka Prefecture from 1996 until 2012, and again from 2014 to the present.
References
- 政治家情報 〜平野 博文〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Takeo Kawamura | Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan 2009–2010 | Succeeded by Yoshito Sengoku |
| Preceded by Mizuho Fukushima | Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety (acting) 2010 | Succeeded by Satoshi Arai |
| Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality (acting) 2010 | Succeeded by Kōichirō Genba | |
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
| New constituency | Representative for Osaka's 11th district 1996–present | Incumbent |