Kazumi Matsui
Kazumi Matsui | |
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松井 一實 | |
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| Mayor of Hiroshima | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tadatoshi Akiba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1953 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Kazumi Matsui (松井 一實, Matsui Kazumi, born January 8, 1953) is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Hiroshima, the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
Early life
Matsui was born on January 8, 1953 in Hiroshima, Japan. His parents are hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors.[1] He earned an undergraduate law degree from Kyoto University.[2]
Career
In 1976, Matsui began his career by working at the Ministry of Labor in various positions. From 1989 to 1992, he worked at the Japanese embassy in the United Kingdom.[3] He became mayor in the unified local elections on April 10, 2011. In his bid for the mayoral position, he was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito. He was reelected as Mayor in 2015.
Matsui served as the president of an organization called "Mayors for Peace".[3]
References
- ^ "Hiroshima mayor still dealing with the specter of atomic bombing | News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News". Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "広島市 - 市長のプロフィール". 広島市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ a b "Kazumi Matsui". Observatoire international des maires sur le Vivre ensemble. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
External links
Media related to Kazumi Matsui at Wikimedia Commons