Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Role Japanese Politician Preceded by Takeo Kawamura Education Chuo University | Alma mater Chuo University Succeeded by Yoshito Sengoku Name Hirofumi Hirano | |
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Born March 19, 1949 (age 75)
Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan ( 1949-03-19 ) | ||
Reax after investigators say NKorean torpedo sank SKor warship
Hirofumi Hirano (平野 博文, Hirano Hirofumi, born March 19, 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He is a native of Katsuragi, Wakayama and he started working for Panasonic Corporation in 1971 after graduating from Chuo University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as an independent. He was the Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Yukio Hatoyama administration.
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