Yoshio Hachiro

Yoshio Hachiro
鉢呂 吉雄
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office 2 September 2011 – 11 September 2011
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Banri Kaieda
Succeeded by	Osamu Fujimura (acting) Yukio Edano
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 July 2016
Preceded by	Seat established
Constituency	Hokkaido
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 November 2003 – 16 November 2012
Preceded by	Shizuo Satō
Succeeded by	Hiroyuki Nakamura
Constituency	Hokkaido-4th
In office 19 February 1990 – March 2003
Constituency	Hokkaido-8th (1996–2003) Hokkaido-3rd (1990–1996)
Personal details
Born	(1948-01-25) 25 January 1948 (age 76) Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Political party	CDP
Other political affiliations	Democratic (2016–2018, split) DPJ (1996–2016, merger) SDP (1996) JSP (1990–1996, name change) Independent (1990)
Alma mater	Hokkaido University
Website	Official website

Yoshio Hachiro (鉢呂 吉雄, Hachiro Yoshio, born 25 January 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).