Hiroshige Sekō

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Hiroshige Seko (世耕 弘成, Sekō Hiroshige; born 9 November 1962) is a Japanese politician serving as a Member of the House of Councillors since 1998. He previously served as Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors, and was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2016 to September 2019 under Shinzo Abe. As Minister, he played a crucial role for announcing the export restrictions against South Korea in 2019. A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University.

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Hiroshige Sekō
世耕 弘成
Sekō in 2016
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office 3 August 2016 – 11 September 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Motoo Hayashi
Succeeded by	Isshu Sugawara
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political affairs, House of Councillors)
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 August 2016
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Hirokazu Shiba
Succeeded by	Kōtarō Nogami
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2024
Preceded by	Masatoshi Ishida
Constituency	Wakayama 2nd
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 11 November 1998 – 15 October 2024
Preceded by	Masataka Sekō
Succeeded by	Vacant
Constituency	Wakayama at-large
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-09) 9 November 1962 (age 62) Osaka, Japan
Political party	Independent (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	Liberal Democratic (1998–2024)
Spouse	Kumiko Hayashi ​ (m. 2013)​
Alma mater	Waseda University Boston University
Occupation	Politician
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On 4 April 2024, Seko resigned from the LDP after he was reprimanded along with 38 other party members for their involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal.^[1] In the 2024 election, Seko ran as an independent candidate in the Wakayama 2nd district of the House of Representatives,^[2] and defeated the LDP candidate Nobuyasu Nikai, son of former cabinet minister Toshihiro Nikai.

Seko has been described as one of the core members of the "Abe Faction" of the LDP.^[2]

• Official website in Japanese.

Political offices
Preceded by Motoo Hayashi	Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry 2016–2019	Succeeded by Isshu Sugawara

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