Yoshihisa Furukawa | |
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古川 禎久 | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Yōko Kamikawa |
Succeeded by | Yasuhiro Hanashi |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 10 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | Kazumi Mochinaga |
Constituency | Miyazaki 3rd |
Personal details | |
Born | Kushima, Miyazaki, Japan | 3 August 1965
Political party | Liberal Democratic |
Alma mater | University 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.
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.