TAKEO HIRANUMA official website

Takeo Hiranuma was born August 3rd in 1939 in Tokyo. He graduated from Keio University. He legally became a son of his great-uncle Kiichiro Hiranuma who was the Prime Minister of Japan in 1939. Kiichiro Hiranuma also served as Chairman of the Privy Council and several cabinet posts such as Minister of State. Takeo Hiranuma's great-grandfather Yoshiro Hiranuma was Dean of the Department of commerce at Waseda University and subsequently became the third President of the university.

Takeo Hiranuma has been married to Masako. She is a daughter of Yoshimitsu Tokugawa whose grand-father was the 15th Shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa. As a former Marquis, he served as a member of the House Peers.

Takeo Hiranuma has run undefeated since 1980 under the platform: respect humanity and create a harmonized society; defend liberty and establish a peaceful and prosperous society; cherish our heritage and traditional culture; wish for the establishment of the self-written Constitution; and work as a politician with a true vision, and will to act instead of becoming an insider of Nagata-cho.

Takeo and Masako Hiranuma have two sons Keiichiro and Shoujiro and a daughter Hiroko.

July 4, 2000-September 22 ,2003
Minister of International Trade and Industry
( as of Jan. 6, 200１ Minister of Economy Trade　and　Industry　)
1999-July 3, 2000
Member, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment
Member, the House of Representatives Research Commission on the Constitution
Special member, the House of Representatives Special Committee on Chugoku Region
Chairman, Party Reform Division, Political Reform Committee, LDP
Chairman, Research Commission on Fundamental Policies for Railways, LDP
Policy Research Committee: Secretary-General, Japan Revival Research Group, LDP
Secretary -General, Nippon Conference Parliamentarians' Group
Secretary-General of Shisui-kai, LDP*
1996-98
Chairman, Finance Committee, LDP
1996-97
Chairman, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Rules and Administration
1995-96
Minister of Transport (Murayama Cabinet)
1995
Director, National Organization Committee Group Policy Division,
1993-95
Chairman, National Organization Committee, LDP
1993
Chairman, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1991-92
Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP
1991
Chairman, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Finance
1990
Director, Finance Division, LDP
1989-93
Chairman, Okayama Prefecture Branch Association, LDP
1987-88
Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Finance Agency
1980
Member of the House of Representatives
(Elected from Okayama Prefecture District 1)
1978-80
Secretary of Ichiro Nakagawa, Member of the House of
Representatives
1962-73
Nitto boseki Co.

* Shisui-kai is the policy group formed in 1999 by the members of the former Nakasone faction and the members who have separated from the Mitsuzuka faction led by Shizuka Kamei and Takeo Hiranuma. It consists of sixty-four members from both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. The first chairman was Masakuni Murakami. The current chairman is Takami Eto. 'Shisui-kai' was named by Hiranuma himself and comes from the saying 'Aspiration commands all energy' in the Discourses of Mencius. This means if one has strong will, one will be blessed with the inner strength to strive forward strenuously in carrying out one's aim.