Hiroshi Imai

Hiroshi Imai (今井 宏, Imai Hiroshi; 15 July 1941 – 3 March 2023) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sōka, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the city assembly of Sōka in 1970 (serving for one term) and then to the first of his four terms as the mayor of Sōka in 1977. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of the Japan New Party. After becoming a member of the New Frontier Party, he joined the LDP.

Hiroshi Imai
今井 宏
Official portrait, 2004
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 9 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Ritsuo Hosokawa
Constituency	Northern Kanto PR (2003–2005) Saitama 3rd (2005–2009)
In office 18 July 1993 – 2 June 2000
Preceded by	Shizuo Wada
Succeeded by	Ritsuo Hosokawa
Constituency	Saitama 1st (1993–1996) Saitama 3rd (1996–2000)
Mayor of Sōka
In office 14 October 1977 – 24 June 1993
Preceded by	Shigeru Suzuki
Succeeded by	Hiroshi Ozawa
Member of the Soka City Council
In office 1970–1977
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-15)15 July 1941 Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Died	3 March 2023(2023-03-03) (aged 81) Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Other political affiliations	JNP (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1996)
Education	Kasukabe High School
Alma mater	Waseda University

Imai died on 3 March 2023, at the age of 81.^[1]