Hiroshige Sekō
April 15, 2013
Hiroshige Seko (世耕 弘成 Sekō Hiroshige, born November 9, 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998. He was elevated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to serve as Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) on August 3, 2016.
Honours
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Netherlands: Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)[1]
References
- ↑ Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea - website of the Dutch Royal House
- 政治家情報 〜世耕 弘成〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-11-14. External link in
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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