Hiroshige Sekō Explained

Hiroshige Sekō
Office:Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Primeminister:Shinzō Abe
Term Start:3 August 2016
Term End:11 September 2019
Predecessor:Motoo Hayashi
Successor:Isshu Sugawara
Office1:Member of the House of Councillors
Term Start1:1998
Constituency1:Wakayama Prefecture
Birth Date:9 November 1962
Birth Place:Osaka, Japan
Party:Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Spouse:Kumiko Hayashi
Alma Mater:Waseda University
Occupation:Politician

is a Japanese politician serving as a Member of the House of Councillors since 1998. He previously served as Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors, and was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2016 to September 2019 under Shinzo Abe. As Minister, he played a crucial role for announcing the export restrictions against South Korea in 2019. A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University.

On 4 April 2024, Seko resigned from the LDP after he was reprimanded along with 38 other party members for their involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal.[1]

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  1. Web site: In fund scandal, Seko leaves LDP as recommended by party ethics committee . NHK . 4 April 2024 . English.
  2. http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2014/oktober/decoraties-staatsbezoeken-japan-en-republiek-korea/ Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea