Katsusada Hirose

Hirose, after completing his studies at the Law Faculty of the University of Tokyo in 1966 officials in MITI. In 1991 he became secretary of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, 1996 Head of the Prime Minister Secretariat, most recently from 1999 served as Permanent State ( jimujikan ) in the MITI, the Ministry METI succession from 2001. 2002 ended his official career.

2003 retired to the Oita Prefecture Governor Morihiko Hiramatsu after six terms in office returns. In the election in April 2003 with the support of LDP candidate Hirose, Kōmeitō and New Conservative Party and was later DPJ MPs Shuji Kira and the Communists Kozo Abe at high voter turnout hit with almost 49 % of the vote. In 2007 he was re-elected to only a communist rival candidate for a second term.

Family

Hirose's ancestor Tanso was a Confucian scholar of the Edo period, his father Masao Mayor of Hita, LDP lower house MP and Postmaster General, his brother Michisada was president of TV Asahi and the national association of private broadcasters, another brother, Sadao, President of the textile company Fujibo. His wife is a granddaughter of the deputies Heishiro Hayashi and sister of the deputy Defense Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Ex.