Hachiro Okonogi

Hachiro Okonogi
小此木 八郎
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
16 September 2020 – 25 June 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byRyota Takeda
Succeeded byYasufumi Tanahashi
In office
3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byJun Matsumoto
Succeeded byJunzo Yamamoto
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
16 December 2012 – 18 July 2021
Preceded byEiko Okamoto [ja]
Succeeded byKenji Nakanishi
ConstituencyKanagawa 3rd
In office
19 July 1993 – 16 July 2009
Succeeded byEiko Okamoto [ja]
ConstituencyKanagawa 1st
(1993-1996)
Southern Kanto PR block
(1996-2000)
Kanagawa 3rd
(2000-2009)
Personal details
Born (1965-01-22) 22 January 1965 (age 59)
Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
ParentHikosaburo Okonogi(father)
Alma materTamagawa University

Hachiro Okonogi (小此木 八郎, Okonogi Hachirō, born June 22, 1965) is a Japanese politician who has served in the House of Representatives since 1993, representing the Kanagawa 3rd district. He also served in the Cabinet as Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister in charge of Building National Resilience, and Minister of State for Disaster Management from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.