Motoo Hayashi
| Motoo Hayashi | |
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| 林 幹雄 | |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
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In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Yoichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshige Sekō |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 January 1947 Katori District, Chiba, Chiba, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
Motoo Hayashi (林 幹雄 Hayashi Motoo?, born January 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He has been a member of the House of Representatives in the national Diet since 1993 and currently represents the Chiba 10th district; he has previously represented the Southern Kanto proportional representation block and the pre-1996 Chiba 2nd district.
A native of Katori District, Chiba, Hayashi graduated the Nihon University's College of Arts in 1970. Hayashi began his political career as a secretary to his late father, Taikan Hayashi, who served as chief of the former Environment Agency in the early 1990s.
Motoo Hayashi was elected to the assembly of Chiba Prefecture for the first time in 1983 and served for three times. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993. An expert on issues related to Narita International Airport, he was appointed Senior Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Koizumi Cabinet) in 2003. He has pledged to improve Japan's transport network.
On August 1, 2008 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda appointed him to the cabinet position of National Public Chairman, State Minister in Charge of Okinawa and Affairs Related to the Northern Territories.
Hayashi is currently serving in the Lower House representing Chiba's Tenth District and is a member of Shinzō Abe's cabinet with many responsibilities: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness, Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident, Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation.
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