Hideo Usui

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Career

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Usui with members of First Hashimoto Cabinet (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on January 11, 1996)

A native of Chiba city and a graduate of Chuo University,[1] he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979. He served until losing his seat in the 2003 general election. He regained the seat in the 2005 general election, and retired after the 2009 general election. In 1996 he served as Director General of the Japan Defense Agency.

Personal life

His eldest son, Shoichi Usui, is also a politician. He was elected to the House of Councillors in 2022, representing the Chiba at-large district.[2]

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Representative for Chiba 1st district
1980–1996
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chair, Lower House Committee on Education
1991 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chair, Lower House Committee on Science and Technology
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Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Head of the Japan Defense Agency
1996 Template:S-ttl/check
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