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 and a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Sanuki, Kagawa is a city in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,016 in 20847 households and a population density of and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Sanuki is loca ...

and graduate of

Chuo University , commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1885 as Igirisu Hōritsu Gakkō (the English Law School), Chuo is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country. The univer ...

, Kimura worked at

Sumitomo Bank was a major Japanese bank based in Osaka and a central component of the Sumitomo Group. It merged with Sakura Bank on April 1, 2001 to form Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. History Sumitomo Bank was established as a private enterprise ...

from 1972 to 1975. After serving in the assembly of Kagawa Prefecture for one term, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. He was a Senior Vice-Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare. Kimura also served in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

between 1986 and 2009 as a member of the Kagawa old 1st district and

Kagawa 2nd district Kagawa 2nd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Kagawa and includes the cities of Takamatsu and Marugame is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , ...

. Affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

, Kimura has received support from the cult Mahikari."参院選で自民候補支援の宗教団体、靖国参拝に賛否" - Asahi Shimbun - August 16, 2013

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in Japanese. 1948 births Living people Politicians from Kagawa Prefecture Chuo University alumni Members of Nippon Kaigi Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub