Hajime Funada
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Hajime Funada

Japanese politician (born 1953)

Hajime Funada (船田 元, Funada Hajime; born 22 November 1953) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serve as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and a former Minister of Economic Planning. A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi he attended Keio University both as undergraduate and graduate.2

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Born Nov 22, 1953.1

About

He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1979.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedKeio University3

Career

Occupation: politician.7

  • Since 2017Member of the House of Representatives of Japan4 5
  • 2003 to 2009Member of the House of Representatives of Japan4
  • 2000Chair, System Syunou Center Co.,Ltd6
  • Date not recordedMember of the House of Representatives of Japan4

Personal life

  • BornNov 22, 1953, Utsunomiya8
  • CitizenshipJapan9
  • SpouseKei Hata10

Motoda Hajime (his great-grandfather)

Naka Funada (his grandfather)

Kyoji Funada (his great-uncle)

Sensuke Fujieda (his great-uncle)

Yuzuru Funada (his father)

Kei Funada (his wife)

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Politics

Political positions

parliamentary vice-minister of education

parliamentary vice-minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications

Director General of the Economic Planning Agency

Acting Chairman, Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution

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Political affiliations

Funada is affiliated to the following right wing groups in the Diet:

Diet Member Alliance for Enacting a New Constitution (新憲法制定議員同盟 – Shinkenpou seitei giin doumei)

Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会 - Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League

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