Hiroshi Okada (岡田 広, Okada Hiroshi, born January 31, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.[1][2]
A native of Mito, Ibaraki and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, Okada had served in the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture since 1986 and as mayor of Mito for three terms since 1993. In 2003 he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time. He also held the following political positions: State Minister of Cabinet Office; State Minister for Reconstruction; Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; Chief Director, Committee on Financial Affairs, HC; Chairperson, Committee on Cabinet, HC; and Director, Cabinet Division, LDP.
References
- 政治家情報 〜岡田 広〜 [Politician Information ~Hiroshi Okada~]. senkyo.janjan.jp/ (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- "OKADA Hiroshi". Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22.
- ^ Yoshifumi Tawara (2016-06-17). 日本会議の全貌——知られざる巨大組織の実態 [The Whole Picture of Nippon Kaigi——The Unknown Reality of a Giant Organization] (in Japanese). 花伝社. ISBN 9784763407818.
- ^ Muneo Narusawa (2016-06-28). 日本会議と神社本庁 [Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines] (in Japanese). 金曜日. ISBN 9784865720105.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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