Hachiro Okonogi

Hachiro Okonogi
小此木 八郎
Official portrait, 2008
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
16 September 2020  25 June 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byRyota Takeda
Succeeded byYasufumi Tanahashi
In office
3 August 2017  2 October 2018
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byJun Matsumoto
Succeeded byJunzo Yamamoto
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
16 December 2012  18 July 2021
Preceded byEiko Okamoto
Succeeded byKenji Nakanishi
ConstituencyKanagawa 3rd
In office
19 July 1993  16 July 2009
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byEiko Okamoto
ConstituencyKanagawa 1st (1993–1996)
Southern Kanto PR (1996–2000)
Kanagawa 3rd (2000–2009)
Personal details
Born (1965-01-22) 22 January 1965
Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Parent
Alma materTamagawa University

Hachiro Okonogi (小此木 八郎, Okonogi Hachirō, born June 22, 1965) is a former Japanese politician who has served in the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa Prefecture. He also served in the Cabinet as Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister in charge of Building National Resilience, and Minister of State for Disaster Management from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.