Daisaku Hiraki (平木 大作, Hiraki Daisaku, born October 16, 1974) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Councillors since 2013, representing the Komeito party.
Daisaku Hiraki | |
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平木大作 | |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office July 29, 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | Japan |
Political party | Komeito |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo IESE, University of Navarra |
He was born in Nagano and graduated from the law department of the University of Tokyo in 1998. He worked for Citibank for eight years after graduation, becoming a vice president in its legal department, then left the company to obtain an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain. In 2008, he joined Booz and Company as a management consultant.[1]
He first ran for office in the 2013 House of Councillors election as a Komeito candidate for the national proportional representation district.
In August 2017, he was named Parliamentary Vice-Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry, overseeing the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.[2] He concurrently serves as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction.[3]