Kenji Hirata

Kenji Hirata
平田 健二
Hirata in 2012
President of the House of Councillors
In office
14 November 2011 – 28 July 2013
MonarchAkihito
Vice PresidentHidehisa Otsuji
Masaaki Yamazaki
Preceded byTakeo Nishioka
Succeeded byMasaaki Yamazaki
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
23 July 1995 – 28 July 2013
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded bySeat abolished
ConstituencyGifu at-large
Personal details
Born (1944-01-04) 4 January 1944
PartyDemocratic (1998–2016)
Other political
affiliations
New Frontier (1994–1998)
New Fraternity (1998)
Democratic (2016–2018)
Children2
Alma materAsahi Kasei Institute of Technology

Kenji Hirata (平田 健二, Hirata Kenji; born January 4, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ōita, Ōita, he was elected for the first time in 1995 as a member of the New Frontier Party. In November 2011, he was elected as the President of the House of Councillors.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜平田 健二〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17.