Jin Murai

Jin Murai
村井 仁
Official portrait, 1999
Governor of Nagano Prefecture
In office 1 September 2006 – 31 August 2010
Preceded by	Yasuo Tanaka
Succeeded by	Shuichi Abe
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office 26 April 2001 – 30 September 2002
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Bunmei Ibuki
Succeeded by	Sadakazu Tanigaki
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 8 July 1986 – 8 August 2005
Constituency	Nagano 4th (1986–1996) Nagano 2nd (1996–2003) Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-28) 28 March 1937 Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Other political affiliations	Shinseitō New Frontier
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Jin Murai (村井 仁, Murai Jin, born 28 March 1937) is a former governor of Nagano Prefecture in Japan. After growing up in Matsumoto, Nagano, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1959 and entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry upon graduation. In 1986 he was elected to the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for the first time. He served six consecutive terms as a member for Nagano No.4 district (1986–1996), Nagano No.2 district (1996–2003) and the national proportional representation block (2003–2005).

Whilst in the Diet he served in various ministerial roles, including as Minister of State for Food Safety, Minister of State for Disaster Management and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission. In July 2005 he voted against the government's postal reform legislation and subsequently lost the support of the Liberal Democratic Party. He did not nominate to contest the September 2005 general election. In the following year he was elected governor of Nagano Prefecture and served one term.

References

• 政治家情報 〜村井 仁〜. JANJAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2007.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)