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Eisuke Mori

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Eisuke Mori
森 英介
Mori in 2022
Minister of Justice
In office
24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009
Prime MinisterTarō Asō
Preceded byOkiharu Yasuoka
Succeeded byKeiko Chiba
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
19 February 1990
Preceded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyChiba 3rd (1990–1996)
Chiba 11th (1996–present)
Personal details
Born (1948-08-31) 31 August 1948 (age 76)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Parent
RelativesNobuteru Mori (grandfather)
Kiyomoto Mori (uncle)
Alma materTohoku University

Eisuke Mori (Chinese:森 英介 pinyin:sen yingjie, Mori Eisuke, born August 31, 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and is the former Minister of Justice in the Asō Cabinet.

A native of Katsuura, Chiba and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1974 and received a Ph.D. in engineering. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. His grandfather is former member of the House of Representatives Nobuteru Mori, his father is former Minister of the Environment Yoshihide Mori, and his uncle is former Somu-cho (総務長官) Kiyomoto Mori. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, appointed on 24 September 2008, Mori was appointed Minister of Justice. This was his first appointment to the Cabinet.[1]

Mori is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2" Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Pro-Yasukuni lineup features Aso Cabinet" – Japan Press Weekly – Sept 24, 2008
  • 政治家情報 〜森 英介〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
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House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Chairman of the Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare
2002
Succeeded by
Takanori Sakai
New title Chairman of the Special Committee for Investigation of Nuclear Power Issues
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution
2016–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Committee on Fundamental National Policies
2019–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
2020–2021
Succeeded by
Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution
2021–2024
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2003–2004
Served alongside: Takashi Tanihata
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2008–2009
Succeeded by