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Hiroshige Sekō
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office
3 August 2016 – 11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byMotoo Hayashi
Succeeded byIsshu Sugawara
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 27, 2024
ConstituencyWakayama 2nd district
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
1998 – 15 October 2024
ConstituencyWakayama at-large district
Personal details
Born (1962-11-09) November 9, 1962 (age 62)
Osaka, Japan
Political partyIndependent
(2024-present)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal Democratic
(until 2024)
SpouseKumiko Hayashi
Alma materWaseda University
OccupationPolitician

Hiroshige Seko (世耕 弘成, Sekō Hiroshige, born 9 November 1962) is a Japanese politician serving as a Member of the House of Councillors since 1998. He previously served as Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors, and was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2016 to September 2019 under Shinzo Abe. As Minister, he played a crucial role for announcing the export restrictions against South Korea in 2019. A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University.

On 4 April 2024, Seko resigned from the LDP after he was reprimanded along with 38 other party members for their involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal. In the 2024 election, Seko ran as an independent candidate in the Wakayama 2nd district of the House of Representatives, and defeated the LDP candidate Nobuyasu Nikai, son of former cabinet minister Toshihiro Nikai.

Seko has been described as one of the core members of the "Abe Faction" of the LDP.

Honours

References

  1. "In fund scandal, Seko leaves LDP as recommended by party ethics committee". NHK. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Ex-LDP member Seko set to win seat in Japan election after leaving party over money scandal". Mainichi. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House

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Political offices
Preceded byMotoo Hayashi Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2016–2019 		Succeeded byIsshu Sugawara


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