Akihiro Ohata
Japanese politician
Akihiro Ohata (大畠 章宏, Ōhata Akihiro, born October 5, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan[needs update], a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki, he attended the Musashi Institute of Technology as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture where he served for one term and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party.
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Preceded by Sumio Mabuchi | Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2011 | Succeeded by Takeshi Maeda |
Preceded by Masayuki Naoshima | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry 2010–2011 | Succeeded by |
House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
Preceded by | Representative for Ibaraki 5th district 2000–present | Incumbent |
New title introduction of proportional representation | Representative for the Northern Kantō PR block 1996–2000 | Succeeded by N/A |
Preceded by | Representative for Ibaraki 2nd district (multi-member) 1990–1996 Served alongside: Seiroku Kajiyama, Shunpei Tsukahara | District eliminated |