Hajime Funada
Japanese politician (born 1953)
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Hajime Funada (船田 元, Funada Hajime; born 22 November 1953) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serve as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and a former Minister of Economic Planning. A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi he attended Keio University both as undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1979.
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byTakeshi Noda
Succeeded byOsamu Takatori
Preceded byHisatsugu Ishimori
Hajime Funada | |
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船田 元 | |
Funada in 2023 | |
| Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 12 December 1992 – 18 June 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Takeshi Noda |
| Succeeded by | Osamu Takatori |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hisatsugu Ishimori |
| Constituency | Tochigi 1st |
| In office 11 November 2003 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroko Mizushima |
| Succeeded by | Hisatsugu Ishimori |
| Constituency | Tochigi 1st |
| In office 8 October 1979 – 2 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Funada Naka |
| Succeeded by | Hiroko Mizushima |
| Constituency | Former Tochigi 1st (1979–1996) Tochigi 1st (1996–2000) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1953 Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | JRP (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1998) |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Family
- Motoda Hajime (his great-grandfather)
- Naka Funada (his grandfather)
- Kyoji Funada (his great-uncle)
- Sensuke Fujieda (his great-uncle)
- Yuzuru Funada (his father)
- Kei Funada (his wife)
Political positions
- parliamentary vice-minister of education
- parliamentary vice-minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
- Director General of the Economic Planning Agency
- Acting Chairman, Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution
Political affiliations
Funada is affiliated to the following right wing groups in the Diet:
- Diet Member Alliance for Enacting a New Constitution (新憲法制定議員同盟 – Shinkenpou seitei giin doumei)
- Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会 - Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League
References
- LDP website: Funada Hajime: jimin.jp/english/profile/members/120805.html (retrieved 20150205)
- 政治家情報 〜船田 元〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.