Hiroshige Sekō

{{short description|Japanese politician}}

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{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|世耕弘成|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Hiroshige Sekō

| image = Hiroshige Seko.jpg

| imagesize = 220px

| office = Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

| primeminister = Shinzo Abe

| term_start = 3 August 2016

| term_end = 11 September 2019

| predecessor = Motoo Hayashi

| successor = Isshu Sugawara

| office1 = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start1 = October 27, 2024

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| constituency1 = Wakayama 2nd district

| office2 = Member of the House of Councillors

| term_start2 = 1998

| term_end2 = 15 October 2024

| constituency2 = Wakayama at-large district

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|9}}

| birth_place = Osaka, Japan

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| party = Independent
{{small|(2024-present)}}

| otherparty = Liberal Democratic
{{small|(until 2024)}}

| spouse = Kumiko Hayashi

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| alma_mater = Waseda University

| occupation = Politician

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{{nihongo|Hiroshige Seko|世耕 弘成|Sekō Hiroshige|extra=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.

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.{{cite web |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240404_30/ |title=In fund scandal, Seko leaves LDP as recommended by party ethics committee |work=NHK |access-date=4 April 2024 |language=English}} In the 2024 election, Seko ran as an independent candidate in the Wakayama 2nd district of the House of Representatives,{{cite web |title=Ex-LDP member Seko set to win seat in Japan election after leaving party over money scandal |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241027/p2a/00m/0na/008000c |website=Mainichi |access-date=5 November 2024}} and defeated the LDP candidate Nobuyasu Nikai, son of former cabinet minister Toshihiro Nikai.

Seko has been described as one of the core members of the "Abe Faction" of the LDP.