Yoshihisa Furukawa

Japanese politician

古川禎久

Minister of JusticeIn office
4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022Prime MinisterFumio KishidaPreceded byYōko KamikawaSucceeded byYasuhiro HanashiMember of the House of Representatives

Incumbent

Assumed office
10 November 2003Preceded byKazumi Mochinaga [ja]ConstituencyMiyazaki 3rd Personal detailsBorn (1965-08-03) 3 August 1965 (age 58)
Kushima, Miyazaki, JapanPolitical partyLiberal DemocraticAlma materUniversity of Tokyo

Yoshihisa Furukawa (古川禎久, Furukawa Yoshihisa, born August 3, 1965) is a Japanese politician who served as minister of justice from October 2021 to August 2022. He is serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Life

Furukawa was born on August 3, 1965, in Kushima, Miyazaki.^{[citation needed]} His family owned a small shōchū factory and a liquor store.^[1]

He entered the La Salle Academy, and was expelled from the dormitory during middle school.^[2] After graduating from La Salle Academy High School, he entered the University of Tokyo. There, he was in the same class with Masahiko Shibayama and Takashi Yamashita.^[3]

After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1989.

After unsuccessful runs in 1996 and 2000, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 as an independent.

References

^ "衆議院議員古川よしひさオフィシャルウェブサイト忘れえぬ人々ー小さな焼酎屋". Furukawa Yoshihisa Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
^ "衆議院議員古川よしひさオフィシャルウェブサイト忘れえぬ人々ー下宿屋の思い出". Furukawa Yoshihisa Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
^ "衆議院議員山下たかし公式サイト". Yamashita Takashi. Retrieved 2022-05-12.