SEKO Hiroshige

Secretary-General for the LDP in the House of Councillors
Member, House of Councillors (HC)
Constituency: Wakayama Prefecture; Elected 5 times

Born

November 9, 1962

Educetion

Graduated from School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Graduated from College of Communication, Boston University (MS)

Career

1986	Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
1998	Elected to the House of Councillors (from Wakayama Prefecture by-election. Re-elected in 2001, 2007, 2013 and 2019.)
2003	Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
2005	Chairman, Standing Committee on General Affairs, HC
2006	Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
2007	Chief Director, Standing Committee on Rules and Administration, HC
2010	Chief Director, Standing Committee on Budget, HC Acting Secretary-General, LDP
2011	Acting Chairperson, LDP Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors
2012	Chairperson, LDP Policy Board in the House of Councillors Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
2016	Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness Minister in charge of International Exposition Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
2019	Secretary-General for the LDP in the House of Councillors