Yoshiaki Harada
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).
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]
References
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hirotaka Akamatsu |
Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Taimei Yamaguchi |
| Preceded by Tatsuya Itō |
Chair, Committee on Financial Affairs of the House of Representatives 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Kazunori Tanaka |
| Preceded by Tetsuma Esaki |
Chair, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs of the House of Representatives 2016–2017 |
Succeeded by Yoshitaka Sakurada |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Takeo Kawamura, Kisaburō Tokai |
Senior Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2003–2004 Served alongside: Ichizō Miyamoto |
Succeeded by Shinya Ono, Yamato Inaba |