is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Councillors since 2013, representing the

Komeito , formerly New Komeito and abbreviated NKP, is a conservative political party in Japan founded by lay members of the Buddhist Japanese new religious movement Soka Gakkai in 1964. Since 2012, it has served in government as the junior coalitio ...

party.

Career

He was born in

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and graduated from the law department of the

University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...

in 1998. He worked for

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for eight years after graduation, becoming a vice president in its legal department, then left the company to obtain an MBA from

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in Spain. In 2008, he joined Booz and Company as a management consultant. He first ran for office in the 2013 House of Councillors election as a Komeito candidate for the national proportional representation district. In August 2017, he was named Parliamentary Vice-Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry, overseeing the

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. He concurrently serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction.

Policy positions

; Constitutional revision : During his 2013 election campaign, Hiraki expressed opposition to amending

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、 2015年 7月27日。

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hiraki, Daisaku 1974 births Living people University of Tokyo alumni Politicians from Nagano Prefecture Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Komeito politicians Citigroup people