Kimie Hatano
Kimie Hatano | |
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畑野 君枝 | |
Hatano in 2024 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 December 2014 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Katsuhito Nakajima |
| Succeeded by | Shin Miyakawa |
| Constituency | Southern Kanto PR |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Fumio Saito |
| Succeeded by | Akio Koizumi |
| Constituency | Kanagawa at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Onishi Kimie 19 January 1957 Nakahara, Kawasaki, Japan |
| Political party | Communist |
| Alma mater | Yokohama National University (B.Ed.) |
Kimie Hatano (Japanese: 畑野君枝, Hepburn: Hatano Kimie, born 28 January 1957, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party who served in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. In the House of Representatives, she represented the 10th District of Kanagawa prefecture, while in the House of Councillors she represented the second seat of the Kanagawa at-large district. Hatano is opposed to the Technical Intern Training Program, saying that the workers in the program are being subordinated. She is also opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Hatano supports having more classes available in the evenings at junior high schools and is opposed to stopping state grants to national universities, saying that tuition would increase dramatically.