Hideo Hiraoka

Hideo Hiraoka
平岡 秀夫
14th Minister of Justice
In office 2 September 2011 – 13 January 2012
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Satsuki Eda
Succeeded by	Toshio Ogawa
Member of the House of Representatives for Yamaguchi 2nd district
In office 27 April 2008 – 16 December 2012
Preceded by	Yoshihiko Fukuda
Succeeded by	Nobuo Kishi
In office 25 June 2000 – 11 September 2005
Preceded by	Shinji Satō
Succeeded by	Yoshihiko Fukuda
Constituency	2nd district
Member of the House of Representatives for Chūgoku
In office 11 September 2005 – 27 April 2008
Preceded by	Isao Yamauchi
Succeeded by	Toshiko Abe
Constituency	Chūgoku PR
Personal details
Born	(1954-01-14) 14 January 1954 (age 70) Iwakuni, Japan
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Tokyo (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer

Hideo Hiraoka (平岡 秀夫, Hiraoka Hideo, born 14 January, 1954) is a Japanese politician and lawyer who served in the House of Representatives from 2000 to 2012, and as Minister of Justice from 2011 to 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. As a Representative, he represented the 2nd District of Yamaguchi prefecture.