Minister of Finance

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Hirohisa FUJII

Date of birth: June 24, 1932
Birth place: Tokyo
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Minami Kanto Proportional Representation Bloc
(elected seven times as a member of the House of Representatives and twice as a member of the House of Councillors)

Education
1955Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo

Career
2009Minister of Finance
2007Supreme Adviser, Democratic Party of Japan
Chairman, Tax System Research Committee, Democratic Party of Japan
2004Secretary General, Democratic Party of Japan
Acting President, Democratic Party of Japan
1999Secretary General, Democratic Party of Japan, Liberal Party
Chair, Policy Research Committee, Liberal Party
1994Minister of Finance
1993Chairman, Finance Committee, the House of Representatives
Minister of Finance
1990Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time
(currently in his seventh term)
1984Chairman, Finance Committee, the House of Councillors
1981Parliamentary Vice Minister of Finance
1977Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time
(served for the two terms)
1974Budget Examiner, Budget Bureau, the Ministry of Finance
1972Personal Secretary to Chief Cabinet Secretary (Mr. Nikaido)
1971Personal Secretary to Chief Cabinet Secretary (Mr. Takeshita)
1955Joined the Ministry of Finance