Hiroyuki Kada

Hiroyuki Kada is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors of Japan. He has represented the Hyogo at-large district since he was elected in 2019. Between 2003 and 2019, he was a representative in the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly.

Hiroyuki Kada
加田 裕之
Official portrait, 2021
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 July 2019
Preceded by	Yoshitada Konoike
Constituency	Hyōgo at-large
Member of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly
In office 11 June 2003 – 4 July 2019
Constituency	Nagata Ward, Kobe
Personal details
Born	(1970-06-08) 8 June 1970 (age 55) Nada, Kobe, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Konan University

Career

In 1993, he graduated from Konan University and joined the newspaper The Kobe Shimbun Company. He worked as Official Secretary to Toru Okutani, then a member of the House of Representatives. In 2003, he was in the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly for four terms, serving as vice-chairperson for a term.^[1] In 2018, Yoshitada Konoike died in office, so he decided to run for office.^[2]

As of 2022, he serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice.^[3] He has met with multiple foreign officials to strengthen law and cooperation.^[4][5]