Kenji Hirata

Kenji Hirata (平田 健二, Hirata Kenji; born January 4, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ōita, Ōita, he was elected for the first time in 1995 as a member of the New Frontier Party. In November 2011, he was elected as the President of the House of Councillors.

Kenji Hirata
平田 健二
Hirata in 2012
President of the House of Councillors
In office 14 November 2011 – 28 July 2013
Monarch	Akihito
Vice President	Hidehisa Otsuji Masaaki Yamazaki
Preceded by	Takeo Nishioka
Succeeded by	Masaaki Yamazaki
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 23 July 1995 – 28 July 2013
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Constituency	Gifu at-large
Personal details
Born	(1944-01-04) 4 January 1944 (age 81) Ōita City, Ōita, Japan
Political party	Democratic (1998–2016)
Other political affiliations	New Frontier (1994–1998) New Fraternity (1998) Democratic (2016–2018)
Children	2
Alma mater	Asahi Kasei Institute of Technology

References

• 政治家情報 〜平田 健二〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.