Yoshiaki Harada
原田 義昭
Minister of the Environment
In office
2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byMasaharu Nakagawa
Succeeded byShinjirō Koizumi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
21 December 2012 – 14 October 2021
In office
20 October 1996 – 21 Jury 2009
ConstituencyFukuoka 5th district
In office
19 February 1990 – 18 June 1993
ConstituencyKanagawa 2nd district
Personal details
Born (1944-10-01) 1 October 1944
Yamada, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Yoshiaki Harada (原田 義昭, Harada Yoshiaki, born October 1, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Harada represents the 2nd District of Kanagawa prefecture, which includes the cities of Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Kamakura.

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addressed Japan Climate Action Summit (at Toranomon Hills on October 12, 2018)

A native of Yamada, Fukuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he jointed Nippon Steel in 1968 and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1970, the year in which he also passed the bar exam. While in the ministry, he attended The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in the United States, a graduate school of international relations.[1] In 1990 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time after running unsuccessfully in 1986 as an independent. After losing his seat in 1993 he was re-elected in 1996.

Harada served as senior vice education minister until May 2004, when he was forced to resign after it was found that he had falsely claimed to have graduated from the Fletcher School, even though he had not earned enough credits to do so. He was replaced in this post by Shinya Ono.[2]

Harada is married with three daughters and holds official ranks in judo, shogi and go.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "プロフィール". chikushino.jimdo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. ↑ Yoshida, Reiji (2004-05-21). "False claims lead Harada to quit post". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-04-26.


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