Hiroshige Sekō

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Hiroshige Sekō
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office 3 August 2016 – 11 September 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Motoo Hayashi
Succeeded by	Isshu Sugawara
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 1998
Constituency	Wakayama Prefecture
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-09) November 9, 1962 (age 58) Osaka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Spouse(s)	Kumiko Hayashi
Alma mater	Waseda University
Occupation	Politician

Hiroshige Seko (世耕 弘成, Sekō Hiroshige, born 9 November 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998. He was elevated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to serve as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) from 3 August 2016 to 11 September 2019. As a Minister, he played a crucial role for announcing the export restrictions against South Korea in 2019.

Honours[]

•  Netherlands: Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)^[1]

References[]

• 政治家情報 〜世耕 弘成〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 14 November 2007. External link in |work= (help)

External links[]

• Official website in Japanese.

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