Tatsuo Hirano
Tatsuo Hirano | |
|---|---|
平野 達男 | |
Hirano in 2012 | |
| Minister for Reconstruction | |
| In office 10 February 2012 – 26 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Takumi Nemoto |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 30 July 2001 – 28 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshinori Takahashi |
| Succeeded by | Takanori Yokosawa |
| Constituency | Iwate at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1954 Kitakami, Iwate, Japan |
| Political party | LDP (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | LP (2001–2003) DPJ (2003–2013) Independent (2013–2016) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Iowa State University |
Tatsuo Hirano (平野 達男, Hirano Tatsuo; born May 2, 1954) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and was formerly a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was formerly a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Early life
Hirano is a native of Kitakami, Iwate and graduated from 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.
Political career
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 links
- Official website in Japanese.