Hideo Usui
5 October 1999 – 4 July 2000
Yoshirō Mori
11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996
June 22, 1980 – October 10, 2003
September 11, 2005 – July 21, 2009
Chiba, Chiba
Hideo Usui (臼井 日出男, Usui Hideo, born 3 January 1939) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a former member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. He served as Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2000.
Overview
A native of Chiba city and a graduate of Chuo University,[1] he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979. He served until losing his seat in the 2003 general election. He regained the seat in the 2005 general election, and retired after the 2009 general election. In 1996 he served as Director General of the Japan Defense Agency.
Personal life
His eldest son, Shoichi Usui, is also a politician. He was elected to the House of Councillors in 2022, representing the Chiba at-large district.[2]
References
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
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Preceded by Kazuo Torii Ihei Shiseki Mutsuo Shibata Minoru Kihara | Representative for Chiba 1st district 1980–1996 Served alongside: Kazuo Eguchi, Kazuo Torii, Kazuo Shii, Yoshihiko Noda, Mutsuo Shibata, Masayuki Okajima, ... | District eliminated |
New district | Representative for Chiba 1st district (single-member) 1996–2003 | Succeeded by Kaname Tajima |
Preceded by | Representative for Chiba 1st district (single-member) 2005–2009 | |
Preceded by | Chair, Lower House Committee on Education 1991 | Succeeded by Kosuke Ito |
Preceded by Kiyoshi Ozawa | Chair, Lower House Committee on Science and Technology 1993–1994 | Succeeded by Matsusho Miyazato |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Head of the Japan Defense Agency 1996 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Minister of Justice 1999–2000 | Succeeded by |
Other offices | ||
Preceded by | President of the Liberal National Congress 2015–present | Incumbent |
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