Kazumi Matsui
{{Short description|Japanese politician (born 1953)}}
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| office = Mayor of Hiroshima
| term_start = 10 April 2011
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| predecessor = Tadatoshi Akiba
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{{Nihongo|Kazumi Matsui|松井 一實|Matsui Kazumi|born January 8, 1953}} is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Hiroshima, the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
Early life
Matsui was born on January 8, 1953, in Hiroshima, Japan. His parents are hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2019/07/hiroshima-mayor-still-dealing-with-the-specter-of-atomic-bombing/|title=Hiroshima mayor still dealing with the specter of atomic bombing {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-04}} He earned an undergraduate law degree from Kyoto University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/www/contents/1302241757846/index.html|title=広島市 - 市長のプロフィール|website=広島市|language=ja|access-date=2019-07-04|archive-date=2019-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704023354/http://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/www/contents/1302241757846/index.html|url-status=dead}}
Matsui is married, and has four children.
Career
In 1976, Matsui began his career by working at the Ministry of Labor in various positions. From 1989 to 1992, he worked at the Japanese embassy in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|url=https://observatoirevivreensemble.org/en/kazumi-matsui|title=Kazumi Matsui|date=2016-06-10|website=Observatoire international des maires sur le Vivre ensemble|language=en|access-date=2019-07-04}} He became mayor in the unified local elections on April 10, 2011. In his bid for the mayoral position, he was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito. He was reelected as Mayor in 2015, 2019 and 2023.
Matsui served as the president of an organization called "Mayors for Peace".
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110930134004/http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/english/topic/2011/new_president.html Official CV at Mayors for Peace site]
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