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Hiroyuki Arai (荒井 広幸, Arai Hiroyuki, born 1958) is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tamura, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he had served in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term since 1987. He was elected to House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after running unsuccessfully in 1990. After losing the seat in 2003, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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House of Councillors Preceded byN/A Councillor by proportional representation 2004– Succeeded byN/A House of Representatives of Japan Preceded byN/A Representative for the Tōhoku proportional representation block 2000–2003 Succeeded byN/A New constituency Representative for Fukushima 3rd district 1996–2000 Succeeded byKōichirō Genba Preceded byMasayoshi ItōKōzō WatanabeYoshiyuki HozumiKazuo ShigaYukio Watanabe Representative for Fukushima 2nd district (multi-member) 1993–1996 Served alongside: Kōzō Watanabe, Fumiaki Saitō, Kōichirō Genba, Yoshiyuki Hozumi District eliminated Party political offices New political party New Renaissance Party secretary general 2010– Incumbent New political party Japan Renaissance Party secretary general 2008–2010 Merged into New Renaissance Party New political party New Party Nippon secretary general 2005–2007 Vacant