Tatsuo Hirano
Tatsuo Hirano (平野 達男, Hirano Tatsuo, born May 2, 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kitakami, Iwate and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 1977, attending the Iowa State University in the United States as a ministry official. In 2001, he left the ministry and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.
On July 5, 2011, after the abrupt resignation of Ryū Matsumoto, Hirano was named the Minister of State for Disaster Management, in the aftermath of the Great East Japan earthquake in his native Tōhoku region.[1] He was reappointed to the post in September 2011 in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[2]
References
- "Job 1 for Hirano is rebuilding public trust". The Japan Times. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
- 政治家情報 〜平野 達男〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17. External link in
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Atsushi Ōshima Hideo Hiraoka Kōhei Ōtsuka |
Senior Vice Minister, Cabinet Office 2010–2011 Served alongside: Shōzō Azuma, Yoshinori Suematsu |
Succeeded by Shōzō Azuma Yoshinori Suematsu Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
| Preceded by Ryū Matsumoto |
Minister of State for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Masaharu Nakagawa |
| New creation | Minister for Reconstruction 2012 |
Succeeded by Takumi Nemoto |
| House of Councillors | ||
| Preceded by Yoshinori Takahashi |
Councillor for Iwate (Class of 1947/1953/...) 2001–present |
Incumbent |