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Japanese politician (1941–2023)

Hiroshi Imai
今井宏
Official portrait, 2004

Member of the House of Representatives
In office 9 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Ritsuo Hosokawa
Constituency	Northern Kanto PR (2003–2005) Saitama 3rd (2005–2009)
In office 18 July 1993 – 2 June 2000
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Ritsuo Hosokawa
Constituency	Saitama 1st (1993–1996) Saitama 3rd (1996–2000)
Mayor of Sōka
In office 1977–1993
Member of the Soka City Council
In office 1970–1977

Personal details
Born	(1941-07-15)15 July 1941 Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Died	3 March 2023(2023-03-03) (aged 81) Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Other political affiliations	Japan New Party New Frontier
Education	Kasukabe High School
Alma mater	Waseda University

Hiroshi Imai (今井宏, Imai Hiroshi, 15 July 1941 – 3 March 2023) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sōka, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the city assembly of Sōka in 1970 (serving for one term) and then to the first of his four terms as the mayor of Sōka in 1977. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of the Japan New Party. After becoming a member of the New Frontier Party, he joined the LDP.

Imai died on 3 March 2023, at the age of 81.

References

"元衆院議員の今井宏氏死去". Saga. 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

政治家情報〜今井宏〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 16 October 2007.

External links

Official website Archived 24 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine in Japanese.

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