Motohisa Furukawa
Motohisa Furukawa | |
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古川 元久 | |
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| Minister of State for Special Missions | |
| In office 2 September 2011 – 1 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Succeeded by | Seiji Maehara |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 21 October 1996 | |
| Constituency | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1965 Nagoya, Japan |
| Political party | DPP |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Columbia University |
Motohisa Furukawa (古川 元久, Furukawa Motohisa, born 6 December 1965) is a Japanese
Democratic Party of Japan in 1996 and was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the same year; he is currently serving his fourth term in this House. In September 2011 he was appointed as State Minister of National Strategy, Economic and Fiscal Policy in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1]
Furukawa is a member of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders and is founder of its Table For Two initiative.
References
- Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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