is a Japanese
politician
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of the
Liberal Democratic Party
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. He is a member of the
House of Representatives
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in the
Diet
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Food
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(national legislature) and is the former
Minister of Justice
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in the
Asō Cabinet
The Asō Cabinet governed Japan from 24 September 2008 to 16 September 2009 by Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister Tarō Asō after his predecessor Yasuo Fukuda resigned.
The cabinet resigned after a year in office following the defeat in the ...
.
A native of
Katsuura, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 16,872 in 8566 households and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Katsuura City is famous for Katsuura Fishing Port ...
and graduate of
Tohoku University
is a public research university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. It is colloquially referred to as or .
Established in 1907 as the third of the Imperial Universities, after the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, it initially focused on sc ...
, he joined
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headquartered in Minato, To ...
in 1974 and received a
Ph.D. in engineering. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. His grandfather is former member of the House of Representatives
Nobuteru Mori, his father is former
Minister of the Environment
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Yoshihide Mori, and his uncle is former
Kiyomoto Mori. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister
Tarō Asō
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2021. He was the longest-serving De ...
, appointed on 24 September 2008, Mori was appointed Minister of Justice. This was his first appointment to the Cabinet.
Mori is affiliated to the openly
revisionist lobby
Nippon Kaigi
is Japan's largest ultraconservative and ultranationalist far-right non-governmental organisation and lobbying group. It was established in 1997 and has approximately 38,000 to 40,000 members as of 2020.
The group has significant influence i ...
.
[Pro-Yasukuni lineup features Aso Cabinet]
– Japan Press Weekly – Sept 24, 2008
References
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1948 births
Living people
People from Katsuura, Chiba
Politicians from Chiba Prefecture
Tohoku University alumni
Ministers of justice of Japan
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
Members of Nippon Kaigi
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2021–2024
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2024–
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