Hirofumi Hirano | |
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平野 博文 | |
Hirano in Kadena Air Base on January 9, 2010.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
In office September 16, 2009 – June 8, 2010 |
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Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Takeo Kawamura |
Succeeded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
Personal details | |
Born |
Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan |
March 19, 1949
Alma mater | Chuo University |
Hirofumi Hirano (平野 博文 Hirano Hirofumi?, born March 19, 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He is a native of Katsuragi, Wakayama and he started working for Panasonic Corporation in 1971 after graduating from Chuo University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as an independent. He was the Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Yukio Hatoyama administration.