Seiji Maehara
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The Honourable Seiji Maehara |
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| 前原 誠司 | |
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| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | |
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In office 1 October 2012 – 26 December 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Motohisa Furukawa |
| Succeeded by | Akira Amari |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 17 September 2010 – 7 March 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Katsuya Okada |
| Succeeded by | Yukio Edano (Acting) |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
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In office 16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Kazuyoshi Kaneko |
| Succeeded by | Sumio Mabuchi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 April 1962 Kyoto, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
New Party (1992–1994) Sakigake Party (1994–1998) |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
| Website | Official website |
Seiji Maehara (前原 誠司 Maehara Seiji?, born 30 April 1962) is a Japanese politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives of Japan since 1993. He was the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) from 2005 to 2006, and later served as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Minister of Foreign Affairs under the cabinets of Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan, before resigning from the cabinet in March 2011 after he acknowledged receiving illegal donations from a South Korean national living in Japan. Affiliated to the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi, Maehara is viewed as a "China hawk" and a proponent of close ties with the United States.
Maehara was born in Kyoto to parents from Tottori Prefecture. He attended the law faculty of Kyoto University, where he majored in international politics. He attended the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management from 1987 to 1991.
Maehara married his wife Airi (愛里) in June 1995; they have no children. He likes to take photographs of trains as a hobby.
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