Koichi Hirata

Koichi Hirata
平田 耕一
Official portrait, 2004
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Constituency	Tōkai PR
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 25 July 1995 – 12 May 2000
Preceded by	Tetsuo Inoue
Succeeded by	Chiaki Takahashi
Constituency	Mie at-large
Personal details
Born	(1948-11-09) 9 November 1948 Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Keio University

Koichi Hirata (平田 耕一, Hirata Kōichi; born November 9, 1948) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokkaichi, Mie and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as an independent. After losing his seat in 2000, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 2003 and represented Mie Prefecture until 2009.

References

• 政治家情報 〜平田 耕一〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-12.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.