Akihiro Ohata

Akihiro Ohata (大畠 章宏, Ōhata Akihiro, born October 5, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan^{[needs update]}, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki, he attended the Musashi Institute of Technology as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture where he served for one term and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party.

Akihiro Ohata
大畠 章宏
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
In office 14 January 2011 – 2 September 2011
Prime Minister	Naoto Kan
Preceded by	Sumio Mabuchi
Succeeded by	Takeshi Maeda
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office 17 September 2010 – 14 January 2011
Prime Minister	Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan
Preceded by	Masayuki Naoshima
Succeeded by	Banri Kaieda
Personal details
Born	5 October 1947 (age 77) Jōhoku, Ibaraki, Japan
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Tokyo City University
Website	Official website

• 政治家情報 〜大畠 章宏〜 [Politician information ~Akihiro Ohata~]. senkyo.janjan.jp/ (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

• Official website in Japanese.