Katsuei Hirasawa
Katsuei Hirasawa (平沢 勝栄, Hirasawa Katsuei) is a Japanese politician, currently serving as Minister of Reconstruction in Yoshihide Suga's cabinet.[1] A member of the House of Representatives, Hirasawa is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and is openly affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.
Katsuei Hirasawa | |
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平沢 勝栄 | |
 Hirasawa in 2007 | |
| Minister of Reconstruction | |
| Assumed office 16 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Kazunori Tanaka |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo's 17th district | |
| Assumed office 20 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1945 Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Education | University of Tokyo Duke University |
| Website | Official website |
Personal life
Hirasawa is a native of the village of Shirakawa, Gifu. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Bachelor of Law. He joined the National Police Agency in 1968 and attended Duke University in the United States while in the agency. He left in 1995.
References
- "菅新内閣２０人中１４人が「日本会議」のメンバー…右翼色は依然と". Yahoo! News. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Chiken Kakazu Yoshitaka Sakurada Taimei Yamaguchi |
Senior Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office 2006–2007 Served alongside: Yoshimi Watanabe, Yoshimasa Hayashi |
Succeeded by Ben Kimura Akihiko Yamamoto Yoshio Nakagawa |
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
| New district | Representative for Tokyo 17th district 1996–present |
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