Katsusada Hirose
Governor of Oita Prefecture
| 1966 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI, current METI; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) |
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| 1976 | First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Spain, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1991 | Director-General, Planning Department, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, MITI |
| 1991 | Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| 1994 | Director-General, Trade Bureau, MITI |
| 1997 | Director-General, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau, MITI |
| 1999 | Vice-Minister of International Trade and Industry, MITI |
| 2001 | Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry, METI |
| 2003 | Elected as Governor of Oita Prefecture |
| 2010 | Chair, Kyushu Governors' Association |