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Japanese politician (born 1953)
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Hajime Funada
船田 元
Funada in 2023
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 December 2012
Preceded byHisatsugu Ishimori
ConstituencyTochigi 1st
In office
11 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Preceded byHiroko Mizushima
Succeeded byHisatsugu Ishimori
ConstituencyTochigi 1st
In office
8 October 1979 – 2 June 2000
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byHiroko Mizushima
ConstituencyFormer Tochigi 1st (1979–1996)
Tochigi 1st (1996–2000)
Personal details
Born (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 (age 71)
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations		Japan Renewal
New Frontier
Alma materKeio University

Hajime Funada (船田 元, Funada Hajime, born November 22, 1953) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serve as 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.

Family

  • Motoda Hajime (his great-grandfather)
  • Naka Funada (his grandfather)
  • Kyoji Funada (his great-uncle)
  • Sensuke Fujieda (his great-uncle)
  • Yuzuru Funada (his father)
  • Kei Funada (his wife)

Political positions

  • 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

Political affiliations

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 parliamentarians 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

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