Hideki Murai
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Hideki Murai | |
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漆間 巌 | |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political affairs, House of Representatives) | |
Assumed office 13 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Seiji Kihara |
Personal details | |
Born | Urawa, Saitama, Japan | 14 May 1980
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Hideki Murai (村井 英樹, Murai Hideki, born 14 May 1980) is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party. He has represented Saitama 1st district in the House of Representatives since 2012.
Biography
[edit]Hideki Murai was born on 14 May 1980 in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture. After attending Kaijo Academy, he studied at the University of Tokyo. Initially a science major, he switched to study international politics, and joined the Ministry of Finance after graduating in 2003. Murai was involved in FTA negotiations and tax administration and was also seconded to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. While in the Ministry he attended Harvard University and graduated in 2010. Murai left the ministry the following year and applied to become a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party in the upcoming election.[1]
Murai was elected as the LDP candidate for Saitama 1st district in the 2012 House of Representives election, in which the LDP regained power. Murai joined the Kōchikai and became a close aide to its leader Fumio Kishida.[2] In 2021, Murai headed the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's panel on digital currencies.[3]
After Fumio Kishida became prime minister, he appointed Murai as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Domestic Economic and other special issues. In the September 2023 reshuffle he was promoted to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "村井 英樹". Kantei. Cabinet Public Affairs Office, Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2021-10-26). "首相、側近の応援で埼玉1区入り". SankeiBiz (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ Leika Kihara and Kentaro Sugiyama (5 July 2021). Japan's digital yen plan to become clearer late 2022, says ruling party official Reuters.
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- Harvard University alumni
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