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Hideaki Ōmura
大村 秀章
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Official portrait, 2018
Governor of Aichi Prefecture
Assumed office
15 February 2011
Preceded by Masaaki Kanda
Member of House of Representatives
In office
20 October 1996 – 14 January 2011
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Yoshio Mochizuki
Constituency Tōkai PR (1996–2000; 2009–2011)
Aichi 13th (2000–2009)
Personal details
Born (1960-03-09) 9 March 1960 (age 65)
Hekinan, Aichi, Japan
Political party Independent (since 2011)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Democratic (before 2011)
Children 4
Alma mater University of Tokyo
Website Official website: http://ohmura-hideaki.jp/

Hideaki Ōmura (大村 秀章, Ōmura Hideaki, born 9 March 1960) is a Japanese politician. He is the current governor of Aichi Prefecture. He also used to be a member of the House of Representatives.

Early Life and Education

Hideaki Ōmura was born on March 9, 1960. His hometown is Hekinan, which is in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His father worked as a carpenter. His mother was a farmer. He studied law at the University of Tokyo. He earned his degree from there.

Political Career

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Ōmura with Takashi Kawamura and Shinzo Abe at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in 2016.

In 1982, Hideaki Ōmura started working for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. He held several important roles there. These included manager of Tokushima City and assistant director of the Planning Division.

In 1995, he became a leader for the Liberal Democratic Party in Aichi Prefecture. The next year, in 1996, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. He served in this position for five terms. His time in the House of Representatives ended in 2011.

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Ōmura giving a speech in front of Inuyama Station in 2023.

After leaving the House of Representatives, he ran for governor of Aichi Prefecture. He won the election in 2011. He has been serving as the governor of Aichi Prefecture ever since.

Personal Life

Hideaki Ōmura is married. He and his wife have four children.

External Links

  • Official website: http://www.ohmura.ne.jp/ (in Japanese).
Preceded by
Masaaki Kanda
Governor of Aichi Prefecture
2011–present
Incumbent

See also

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