is a former
Japan
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ese politician who served as the
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, the
Minister of State for Disaster Management and the
Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation in Japanese
Prime Minister
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Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.
Born in the city of
Shizuoka, Murata graduated from
Faculty of Law,
Kyoto University and joined the
Ministry of Finance in 1968. In 1990, he was elected to the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
for the first time and, since September 2004 he has been on the present posts.
External links
* http://www.unisdr.org/wcdr/biography.htm
1944 births
Living people
People from Shizuoka (city)
Kyoto University alumni
École nationale d'administration alumni
Government ministers of Japan
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
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