| Daisaku Hiraki | |
|---|---|
| 平木大作 | |
 Daisaku Hiraki at Nagaoka Niigata 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 29, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Political party | Komeito |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo IESE, University of Navarra |
Daisaku Hiraki (平木 大作, Hiraki Daisaku, born October 16, 1974) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Councillors since 2013, representing the Komeito party.
Career
He was born in Nagano and graduated from the law department of the University of Tokyo in 1998. He worked for Citibank for eight years after graduation, becoming a vice president in its legal department, then left the company to obtain an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain. In 2008, he joined Booz and Company as a management consultant.
He first ran for office in the 2013 House of Councillors election as a Komeito candidate for the national proportional representation district.
In August 2017, he was named Parliamentary Vice-Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry, overseeing the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. He concurrently serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction.
Policy positions
- Constitutional revision
- During his 2013 election campaign, Hiraki expressed opposition to amending Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.
- Collective self-defense
- During his 2013 election campaign, Hiraki expressed opposition to re-interpreting the constitution so as to permit collective self-defense. However, during deliberations over the 2015 defense bill, he said that he did not remember taking this position.
References
- "Mr.HIRAKI Daisaku：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry（METI）". www.meti.go.jp. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "List of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet". japan.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- 「候補者アンケートの回答」『2013 参院選 比例代表 公明党 平木大作 - 開票速報 - 毎日jp(毎日新聞)』毎日新聞社。
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