Hirohisa Fujii
| Hirohisa Fujii | |
|---|---|
| 藤井 裕久 | |
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| Minister of Finance of Japan | |
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In office 16 September 2009 – 6 January 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Kaoru Yosano |
| Succeeded by | Naoto Kan |
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In office 28 April 1994 – 30 June 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Tsutomu Hata |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Masayoshi Takemura |
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In office 9 August 1993 – 28 April 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Morihiro Hosokawa |
| Preceded by | Yoshiro Hayashi |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 June 1932 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Hirohisa Fujii (藤井 裕久 Fujii Hirohisa, born 24 June 1932) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).
Biography
A native of Tokyo, Fujii was born on 24 June 1932.[1] He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1955 with a law degree.[1] He is the former official of the ministry of finance. He was elected to the House of Councilors for the first time in 1977 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. In 1993 he joined the formation of the Japan Renewal Party, which later became part of DPJ.[2]
In September 2009 he became the minister of finance after the election of Yukio Hatoyama as Prime Minister.[3]
Fujii abruptly announced his resignation as finance minister on 5 January 2010, and it was reluctantly accepted by Prime Minister Hatoyoma a day later. Fujii had been suffering from high blood pressure and exhaustion, so he claimed that his deteriorating health forced him to resign from the high-stress position of finance minister.[4] However, some Japanese political analysts believed that Fujii lost a power struggle with Democratic Party of Japan chairman Ichirō Ozawa, and henceforth resigned.[5] On 7 January 2010, Naoto Kan replaced Fujii as finance minister.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Minister of Finance". Kantei. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ 政治家情報 〜藤井 裕久〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN.
- ↑ Kajimoto, Tetsushi; Fujioka, Chisa (15 September 2009). Japan cabinet takes shape, Fujii for finance: media. Reuters.
- ↑ "Japan PM replaces finance minister". BBC. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ "Clash with Ozawa said behind resignation". The Japan Times. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ↑ Hiroko Tabuchi (7 January 2010). "Japan Replaces Ailing Finance Minister". The New York Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kaoru Yosano |
Minister of Finance of Japan 2009 - 2010 |
Succeeded by Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by Yoshirō Hayashi |
Minister of Finance of Japan 1993 - 1994 |
Succeeded by Masayoshi Takemura |