Hideaki Ōmura

Hideaki Ōmura (大村 秀章, Ōmura Hideaki; born 9 March 1960) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Aichi Prefecture and a former member of the House of Representatives.

Hideaki Ōmura
大村 秀章
Official portrait, 2018
Governor of Aichi Prefecture
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 February 2011
Preceded by	Masaaki Kanda
Member of House of Representatives
In office 20 October 1996 – 14 January 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Yoshio Mochizuki
Constituency	Tōkai PR (1996–2000; 2009–2011) Aichi 13th (2000–2009)
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-09) 9 March 1960 (age 65) Hekinan, Aichi, Japan
Political party	Independent (since 2011)
Other political affiliations	Liberal Democratic (before 2011)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Website	Official website

Early life and education

He was born on 9 March 1960 in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture to a father who works as a carpenter and his mother who is a farmer. He graduated in University of Tokyo with a degree on law.^[1][2]

Career

Ōmura with Takashi Kawamura and Shinzo Abe (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on October 21, 2016)

In 1982, He joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries after serving as Tokushima City Manager, Agricultural Cooperative Division, and Planning Division Assistant Director.

In 1995, He was Liberal Democratic Party Aichi Prefecture 13th constituency branch chief. A year later, he was elected as the House of Representatives member for the first time, he held the position for five terms until 2011.

Omura giving a speech in front of Inuyama Station in 2023

He later run and won for governor of Aichi Prefecture on the 2011 gubernatorial election. He held the position until the present.^[2][3][1]

Personal life

He is married and has four children.^[2]