Hajime Funada
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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)
- Moto Funada (his grandfather)
- Kyoji Funada (his great-uncle)
- Sensuke Fujieda (his great-uncle)
- Yuzuru Funada (his father)
- Megumi 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 parlementarians 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)
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
