Hiroshige Sekō
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Hiroshige Sekō | |
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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
In office 3 August 2016 – 11 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Motoo Hayashi |
Succeeded by | Isshu Sugawara |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 1998 | |
Constituency | Wakayama Prefecture |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-11-09) November 9, 1962 (age 61) Osaka, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
Spouse | Kumiko Hayashi |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Occupation | Politician |
Hiroshige Seko (世耕 弘成, Sekō Hiroshige, born 9 November 1962) is a Japanese politician serving as a Member of the House of Councillors since 1998. He previously served as Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors, and was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2016 to September 2019 under Shinzo Abe. As Minister, he played a crucial role for announcing the export restrictions against South Korea in 2019. A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University.
On 4 April 2024, Seko resigned from the LDP after he was reprimanded along with 38 other party members for their involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal.[1]
Honours
- Netherlands: Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)[2]
References
- ^ "In fund scandal, Seko leaves LDP as recommended by party ethics committee". NHK. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House
- 政治家情報 〜世耕 弘成〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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Preceded by | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry 2016–2019 | Succeeded by |
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