Ichirō Matsui

Ichirō Matsui
松井 一郎
Governor of Osaka Prefecture
Assumed office
27 November 2011
Preceded by Tōru Hashimoto
Personal details
Born (1964-01-31) 31 January 1964
Yao, Osaka, Japan
Political party Japan Restoration Party (National)
Osaka Restoration Association (Local)
Alma mater Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Ichirō Matsui (松井一郎, Matsui Ichirō, born 31 January 1964) is a Japanese politician who is the current governor of Osaka prefecture and secretary-general of both the Osaka Restoration Association (ORA) and of the Japan Restoration Association (JRA).

Early life

Matuso attended public elementary and middle schools in Yao, Osaka, and moved to Fukuoka for high school.[1] After he graduated from Fukuoka Institute of Technology in March 1986, he worked for Kinden, a construction company affiliated with the Kansai Electric Power Company,[2] and Daitu, a privately-held logistics and waste management company.[1]

Political career

Matsui entered politics in April 2003 when he was elected to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly, serving three consecutive terms.[3] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party until 2010, and served in several regional party leadership positions.[1]

Osaka Restoration Association and Japan Restoration Association

In April 2010 Matsui became the first secretary general of the regional Osaka Restoration Association. In September 2012 he also became the founding secretary-general of the new national party, the Japan Restoration Association.[4]

Governor of Osaka

After Tōru Hashimoto decided to step down as governor of Osaka prefecture to run as mayor of Osaka city in order to further his plans to merge the two entities, Matsui ran as governor to replace him. Matsui was elected to the post in the November 2011 election.[5]

In June 2012, Kyozo Isohi, a homeless and unemployed man recently released from jail, stabbed two passersby to death in Shinsaibashi with a kitchen knife. Isohi told police that "he was frustrated at having no home and no job prospects, and that he didn’t want to live anymore".[6] Matsui told a press conference that the attacker should have just killed himself instead of harming others.[7][8]

Matsui was re-elected to a second term in the Osaka "double election" of November 2015, scoring an overwhelming victory over his challengers.[9]

Personal life

Matsui is married with one son and one daughter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "プロフィール | 大阪府知事 松井一郎". www.gogo-ichiro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  2. ↑ Kinden Corporation History. Retrieved on 2 October 2012
  3. ↑ Think Global Think HK Mr Ichiro Matsui. Retrieved on 2 October 2012
  4. ↑ Daily Yomiuri Nippon Ishin no Kai officially launched. Published 30 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Asahi Shimbun Reform candidates sweep double elections in Osaka. Published 27 November 2011. Retrieved on 2 October 2012
  6. ↑ Japan Today Stabbing suspect should have killed himself, Osaka governor says. 12 June 2012. Retrieved on 3 October 2012.
  7. ↑ Japan Daily Press . Published 12 June 2012. Retrieved on 3 October 2012.
  8. ↑ Kansai Scene In remembrance. Published July 2012. Retrieved on 3 October 2012.
  9. ↑ Ueda, Michio (2015-12-06). "Osaka Elections and the Japanese National Security Debate". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
Preceded by
Tōru Hashimoto		 Governor of Osaka Prefecture
November 2011 –		 Incumbent
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