Ken Hirose
Japanese politician (1977-)
Ken Hirose (広瀬 建, Hirose Ken; born 22 January 1974) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Early years
Born and raised in Tokyo in 1974. After a year of studying in Wisconsin, the United States, he graduated from Tokyo's Fuji High School in March 1993.
In March 1998, he graduated from Sophia University's Faculty of Law and joined Kobe Steel, Ltd. in April. He was consistently engaged in overseas plant business in the engineering division and was engaged in plant development in more than 40 countries. He was stationed in Tehran, Iran, in 2003–2005, Manama, Bahrain, in 2007–2010, and Charlotte, the United States, in 2021–2023, respectively.
Political career
In October 2023, he announced that he would run for Ōita 2nd district in the next general election. He moved to Hita, Oita Prefecture, and left Kobe Steel, Ltd. at the end of October.
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