Hideo Hiraoka

Hideo Hiraoka
平岡 秀夫
14th Minister of Justice
In office
2 September 2011 – 13 January 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded bySatsuki Eda
Succeeded byToshio Ogawa
Member of the House of Representatives for Yamaguchi 2nd district
In office
27 April 2008 – 16 December 2012
Preceded byYoshihiko Fukuda
Succeeded byNobuo Kishi
In office
25 June 2000 – 11 September 2005
Preceded byShinji Satō
Succeeded byYoshihiko Fukuda
Constituency2nd district
Member of the House of Representatives for Chūgoku
In office
11 September 2005 – 27 April 2008
Preceded byIsao Yamauchi
Succeeded byToshiko Abe
ConstituencyChūgoku PR
Personal details
Born (1954-01-14) 14 January 1954 (age 70)
Iwakuni, Japan
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

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.