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.
Daisaku Hiraki | |
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平木大作 | |
 Daisaku Hiraki at Nagaoka Niigata 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office July 29, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Political party | Komeito |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo IESE, University of Navarra |
Career
editHe 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.[1]
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.[2] He concurrently serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction.[3]
Policy positions
edit- Constitutional revision
- During his 2013 election campaign, Hiraki expressed opposition to amending Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.[4]
- 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ "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。
- ^ 樋岡徹也・林田七恵「2年前、全員『認めない』...解釈改憲巡り参院議員11人」『安保法案：公明離れの学会員次々...自民と協調に「失望」 - 毎日新聞 Archived 2015-08-09 at the Wayback Machine』毎日新聞社、2015年7月27日。