Yoshiaki Harada | |
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原田 義昭 | |
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| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Masaharu Nakagawa |
| Succeeded by | Shinjirō Koizumi |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 December 2012 – 14 October 2021 | |
| In office 20 October 1996 – 21 Jury 2009 | |
| Constituency | Fukuoka 5th district |
| In office 19 February 1990 – 18 June 1993 | |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 2nd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1944 Yamada, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Yoshiaki Harada (原田 義昭, Harada Yoshiaki, born October 1, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Harada represents the 2nd District of Kanagawa prefecture, which includes the cities of Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Kamakura.
A native of Yamada, Fukuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he jointed Nippon Steel in 1968 and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1970, the year in which he also passed the bar exam. While in the ministry, he attended The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in the United States, a graduate school of international relations.[1] In 1990 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time after running unsuccessfully in 1986 as an independent. After losing his seat in 1993 he was re-elected in 1996.
Harada served as senior vice education minister until May 2004, when he was forced to resign after it was found that he had falsely claimed to have graduated from the Fletcher School, even though he had not earned enough credits to do so. He was replaced in this post by Shinya Ono.[2]
Harada is married with three daughters and holds official ranks in judo, shogi and go.[1]
