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Hiroshige Sekō
Hiroshige Seko
is a
Japanese politician
of the
Liberal Democratic Party
, a member of the
House of Councillors
in the
Diet
. A native of
Wakayama Prefecture
, he graduated from
Waseda University
and received a
master's degree
in
corporate communications
from
Boston University
. He was elected to the
House of
Councillors
for the first time
in 1998. He was elevated by
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
to serve as
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
from
3 August
2016
to 11
September 2019
. As a Minister, he played a crucial role for announcing the
export restrictions against South Korea
in 2019.
Honours
: Grand
Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau