Hiroshige Seko (世耕 弘成, Sekō Hiroshige, born 9 November 1962) is a Japanese politician serving as a Member of the House of Councillors since 1998. He previously served as Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors, and was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2016 to September 2019 under Shinzo Abe. As Minister, he played a crucial role for announcing the export restrictions against South Korea in 2019. A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University.

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Hiroshige Sekō
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office 3 August 2016 – 11 September 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Motoo Hayashi
Succeeded by	Isshu Sugawara
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 1998
Constituency	Wakayama Prefecture
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-09) November 9, 1962 (age 61) Osaka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Spouse	Kumiko Hayashi
Alma mater	Waseda University
Occupation	Politician

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On 4 April 2024, Seko resigned from the LDP after he was reprimanded along with 38 other party members for their involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal.^[1]

•  Netherlands: Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)^[2]