Hideki Makihara

Hideki Makihara (牧原 秀樹, Makihara Hideki; born 1971) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo he attended the University of Tokyo and law school at Georgetown University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Hideki Makihara
牧原 秀樹
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of Justice
In office 1 October 2024 – 11 November 2024
Prime Minister	Shigeru Ishiba
Preceded by	Ryuji Koizumi
Succeeded by	Keisuke Suzuki
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 16 December 2012 – 9 October 2024
Constituency	Northern Kanto PR
In office 11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
Constituency	Northern Kanto PR
Personal details
Born	牧原 秀樹 (Makihara Hideki) (1971-06-04) 4 June 1971 (age 54) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	University of Tokyo Georgetown University