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Seiji Maehara

1962 - Today

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Seiji Maehara (前原 誠司, Maehara Seiji; born 30 April 1962) is a Japanese politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives of Japan since 1993. He founded and led the political party, Free Education for All, before its merger into Nippon Ishin no Kai on 3 October 2024. He has been co-leader of Ishin, serving alongside Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura since December 2024. Beginning his political career in Kyoto, Maehara was initially a member of smaller opposition parties before joining the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), serving as it's the leader of the from 2005 to 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seiji Maehara is the 17,001st most popular politician (up from 17,012th in 2019), the 1,840th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,714th in 2019) and the 343rd most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seiji Maehara ranks 17,001 out of 19,576Before him are Grasulf II of Friuli, Cynthia Lummis, Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, Mirja Lehtonen, Vladimir Konstantinov, and William Hobson. After him are Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Renate Künast, Nicole Bricq, Tom Vilsack, Osbald of Northumbria, and John Kotelawala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Seiji Maehara ranks 457Before him are Guillermo Fariñas, Zlatko Portner, Taylor Dayne, Ivan Yaremchuk, Héctor Camacho, and Dee Bradley Baker. After him are Ben Browder, Goran Perkovac, Aglaja Veteranyi, François Delecour, Roger Bart, and Scott Steiner.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Seiji Maehara ranks 1,840 out of 6,245Before him are Tomomi Inada (1959), Takashi Mizunuma (1960), Yujiro Haraguchi (1992), Shuta Takahashi (1983), Katsuo Kanda (1966), and Kota Minami (1979). After him are Yuichi Nakamura (1980), Toshiya Miura (1963), Hiroyuki Imaishi (1971), Keishi Otani (1983), Norihiro Yagi (1968), and Satoshi Hashida (1981).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Seiji Maehara ranks 343Before him are Toshimitsu Motegi (1955), Kunio Hatoyama (1948), Katsuya Okada (1953), Tomio Okamura (1972), Shidzue Katō (1897), and Tomomi Inada (1959). After him are Tarō Kōno (1963), Kinuko Tanida (1939), Hiroshi Abe (1958), Yua Mikami (1993), Yukio Edano (1964), and Renhō (1967).