is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of
Hiroshima, the capital city of
Hiroshima Prefecture in
Japan.
Early life
Matsui was born on January 8, 1953 in Hiroshima, Japan. His parents are ''
hibakusha'', atomic bomb survivors. He earned an undergraduate law degree from
Kyoto University.
Career
In 1976, Matsui began his career by working at the
Ministry of Labor
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in various positions. From 1989 to 1992, he worked at the Japanese embassy in the
United Kingdom
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.
He became mayor in the
unified local elections on April 10, 2011. In his bid for the mayoral position, he was supported by the
Liberal Democratic Party and
New Komeito. He was reelected as Mayor in 2015 and 2019.
Matsui served as the president of an organization called "Mayors for Peace".
References
External links
Official CV at Mayors for Peace site
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Living people
1953 births
Mayors of Hiroshima
Kyoto University alumni