Hiroshi Hiraguchi (平口 洋, Hiraguchi Hiroshi, born August 1, 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Hiroshi Hiraguchi
平口 洋
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
16 December 2012
Preceded byDaisuke Matsumoto
ConstituencyHiroshima 2nd district
In office
11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
Preceded byDaisuke Matsumoto
Succeeded byDaisuke Matsumoto
ConstituencyHiroshima 2nd district
Personal details
Born (1948-08-01) 1 August 1948 (age 76)
Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

A native of Etajima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo he jointed the Ministry of Construction in 1972 and attended the University of Pennsylvania in the United States as a ministry official. Leaving the ministry in 2001, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives as an independent in 2003. He ran again in 2005 as a member of the LDP and was elected for the first time. He has represented the 2nd District of Hiroshima prefecture from 2005 to 2009, and again from 2012 to the present.

References

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  • 政治家情報 〜平口 洋〜. JANJAN ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-12.
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