Hideo Usui

Japanese politician
臼井 日出男
Official portrait, 2000
Minister of JusticeIn office
5 October 1999 – 4 July 2000Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Yoshirō MoriPreceded byTakao JinnouchiSucceeded byOkiharu YasuokaDirector-General of the Japan Defense AgencyIn office
11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996Prime MinisterRyutaro HashimotoPreceded bySeishirō EtōSucceeded byFumio KyūmaMember of the House of RepresentativesIn office
June 22, 1980 – October 10, 2003In office
September 11, 2005 – July 21, 2009 Personal detailsBorn (1939-01-03) January 3, 1939 (age 85)
Chiba, ChibaAlma materChuo University

Hideo Usui (臼井 日出男, Usui Hideo, born 3 January 1939) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a former member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. He served as Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2000.

Overview

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]

References

  1. ^ "Usui returns to cabinet as justice minister". Japan Policy & Politics. 11 October 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Mr.USUI Shoichi：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

External links

  • Official website in Japanese.
House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by
Kazuo Torii
Ihei Shiseki
Mutsuo Shibata
Minoru Kihara
 Representative for Chiba 1st district
1980–1996
Served alongside: Kazuo Eguchi, Kazuo Torii, Kazuo Shii, Yoshihiko Noda, Mutsuo Shibata, Masayuki Okajima, ... 		District eliminated
New district Representative for Chiba 1st district (single-member)
1996–2003 		Succeeded by
Kaname Tajima
Preceded by Representative for Chiba 1st district (single-member)
2005–2009
Preceded by Chair, Lower House Committee on Education
1991 		Succeeded by
Kosuke Ito
Preceded by
Kiyoshi Ozawa
 Chair, Lower House Committee on Science and Technology
1993–1994 		Succeeded by
Matsusho Miyazato
Political offices
Preceded by Head of the Japan Defense Agency
1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1999–2000 		Succeeded by
Other offices
Preceded by President of the Liberal National Congress
2015–present 		Incumbent


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