Hiroshi Kajiyama (politician)
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Hiroshi Kajiyama | |
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梶山 弘志 | |
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| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
| In office 25 October 2019 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Isshu Sugawara |
| Succeeded by | Kōichi Hagiuda |
| Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | |
| In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Kozo Yamamoto |
| Succeeded by | Satsuki Katayama |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 25 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Seiroku Kajiyama |
| Constituency | Ibaraki 4th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1955 Hitachiōta, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
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| Alma mater | Nihon University |
Hiroshi Kajiyama (梶山 弘志, Kajiyama Hiroshi; born 18 October 1955) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from October 2019 to October 2021. He is a member of the House of Representative since 2000, representing the Ibaraki 4th district.
Kajiyama was born in Hitachiōta, Ibaraki. His father, Seiroku Kajiyama, was a prefectural assemblyman who later won a seat in the House of Representatives and rose to the positions of LDP Secretary-General and several Cabinet posts. Kajiyama graduated from Nihon University and joined the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation in 1979, where he worked until 1985. After a stint as his father's secretary from 1985 to 1988, he started a non-ferrous metals trading company and served as its president.[1]
