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Kenji Hirata | |
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平田 健二 | |
 Hirata in 2012 | |
| President of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 14 November 2011 – 28 July 2013 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Vice President | Hidehisa Otsuji Masaaki Yamazaki |
| Preceded by | Takeo Nishioka |
| Succeeded by | Masaaki Yamazaki |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 23 July 1995 – 28 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Constituency | Gifu at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1944 Ōita City, Ōita, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic (1998–2016) |
| Other political affiliations | New Frontier (1994–1998) New Fraternity (1998) Democratic (2016–2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Asahi Kasei Institute of Technology |
Kenji Hirata (平田 健二, Hirata Kenji; born January 4, 1944) 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 Ōita, Ōita, he was elected for the first time in 1995 as a member of the New Frontier Party. In November 2011, he was elected as the President of the House of Councillors.
References
[edit]- 政治家情報 〜平田 健二〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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