Hajime Funada

Hajime Funada (船田 元, Funada Hajime, born November 22, 1953) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and a former Minister of Economic Planning. A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi he attended Keio University both as undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1979.

Funada belongs to a political dynasty including:

  • Motoda Hajime (his great-grandfather)
  • Naka Funada (his grandfather)
  • Kyoji Funada (his great-uncle)
  • Sensuke Fujieda (his great-uncle)
  • Yuzuru Funada (his father)
  • Kei Funada (his wife)

Funada's profile on the LDP website:

  • parliamentary vice-minister of education
  • parliamentary vice-minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
  • Director General of the Economic Planning Agency
  • Acting Chairman, Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution

Funada is affiliated to the following right wing groups in the Diet:

  • Diet Member Alliance for Enacting a New Constitution (新憲法制定議員同盟 – Shinkenpou seitei giin doumei)
  • Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会 - Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League

References
  • LDP website: Funada Hajime: jimin.jp/english/profile/members/120805.html (retrieved 20150205)
  • 政治家情報 〜船田 元〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-13. External link in |work= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.