Chief Cabinet Secretary

Photo of Hirofumi HIRANO
Hirofumi HIRANO


Date of Birth: March 19, 1949
Place of Birth: Wakayama Prefecture, Japan


BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
September 2009Chief Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Hatoyama
August 20095th term member of the House of Representatives for district Osaka-11
May 2009 to September 2009Director, Executive Office, DPJ
August 2007 to May 2009
(September 2004 to September 2005)
Acting Secretary-General, DPJ
March 2006 to August 2007
(May 2004 to September 2004)
Acting Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, DPJ
October 2005 to October 2007Member of the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
September 2005 to September 2006Director-General for General Affairs, and Coordination, DPJ
September 20054th term member of the House of Representatives
January 2004 to May 2004Director-General for Research, DPJ
November 20033rd term member of the House of Representatives
September 2002 to January 2004Chairman, Public Relations Committee, DPJ
July 2000Lead Director, Committee of Science and Technology
June 20002nd term member of the House of Representatives
October 1996Elected as a member of the House of Representatives for the first time
December 1983Senior Secretary, Office of Mr. Masao Nakamura, Member of the House of Representatives
April 1971Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
March 1971Graduated from Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University



Hobby: Fishing, Jogging

Family: Wife, Son, and two daughters