Ryoichi Hattori (politician)

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Ryoichi Hattori (服部良一, Hattori Ryoichi, born February 24, 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Social Democratic Party.[1] He was born in Yame city in Fukuoka prefecture. He entered Kyoto University in 1969 before leaving part-way through his degree and moving to Osaka to work, where he became active with the trade union movement.

In the House of Councillors 2007 election he ran for the House of Councillors in Osaka, but was defeated. He became the private secretary of Tokushin Yamauchi, an SDP member of the House of Councillors.

In the 2009 general election he was elected as the House of Representatives member representing the Kinki block.[2]

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  1. ^ House of Representatives website The House of Representatives - Members Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Official website Profile Archived 2011-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

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