is a Japanese

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature) and is the former

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...

under Aso's Administration. A native of

Katsuura, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 16,872 in 8566 households and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Katsuura City is famous for Katsuura Fishing Por ...

and graduate of

Tohoku University , or is a Japanese national university located in Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku Region, Japan. It is informally referred to as . Established in 1907, it was the third Imperial University in Japan and among the first three Designated National ...

, he joined

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in 1974 and received a

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in engineering. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. His grandfather is former member of the House of Representatives

Nobuteru Mori Nobuteru Mori was a Japanese businessman and politician who founded Showa Denko, a leading Japanese chemical engineering firm, in the 1930s. He was also a member of the Japanese House of Representatives. Mori was the father of Mutsuko Miki, an a ...

, his father is former

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Yoshihide Mori, and his uncle is former Kiyomoto Mori. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister

Taro Aso Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in Africa ...

, appointed on 24 September 2008, Mori was appointed Minister of Justice. This was his first appointment to the Cabinet. Mori is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

.Pro-Yasukuni lineup features Aso Cabinet
– Japan Press Weekly – Sept 24, 2008

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* , - , - , - 1948 births Living people People from Katsuura, Chiba Politicians from Chiba Prefecture Tohoku University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Ministers of Justice of Japan Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of Nippon Kaigi 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub