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both as undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1979.

Family

* Motoda Hajime (his great-grandfather) *Naka Funada (his grandfather) *Kyoji Funada (his great-uncle) *Sensuke Fujieda (his great-uncle) *Yuzuru Funada (his father) *Kei Funada (his wife)

Political positions

*parliamentary vice-minister of education *parliamentary vice-minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications *Director General of the Economic Planning Agency *Acting Chairman, Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution

Political affiliations

Funada is affiliated to the following right wing groups in the Diet: *Diet Member Alliance for Enacting a New Constitution (新憲法制定議員同盟 – Shinkenpou seitei giin doumei) *Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会 - Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League

References

*LDP website: Funada Hajime
jimin.jp/english/profile/members/120805.html
(retrieved 20150205) *

External links

* in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Funada, Hajime Living people 1953 births People from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Keio University alumni Economic planning ministers of Japan Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 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) 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–