Motoo Hayashi

Motoo Hayashi
林 幹雄
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office
7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYoichi Miyazawa
Succeeded byHiroshige Sekō
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
2 July 2009 – 16 September 2009
Prime MinisterTaro Aso
Preceded byTsutomu Sato
Succeeded byHiroshi Nakai
In office
2 August 2008 – 24 September 2008
Prime MinisterYasuo Fukuda
Preceded byShinya Izumi
Succeeded byTsutomu Sato
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
18 July 1993 – 9 October 2024
ConstituencyChiba 2nd
(1993-1996)
Southern Kanto PR block
(2009-2012)
Chiba 10th
(1996-2009, 2012-2024)
Personal details
Born (1947-01-03) 3 January 1947 (age 77)
Tōnoshō, Chiba, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materNihon University
Hayashi is on the most left side.

Motoo Hayashi (林 幹雄, Hayashi Motoo, born January 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He has been a member of the House of Representatives in the national Diet since 1993 and currently represents the Chiba 10th district; he has previously represented the Southern Kanto proportional representation block and the pre-1996 Chiba 2nd district.