Jin Murai

Jin Murai (村井 仁, Murai Jin, born 28 March 1937) is a former governor of Nagano Prefecture in Japan. After growing up in Matsumoto, Nagano, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1959 and entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry upon graduation. In 1986 he was elected to the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for the first time. He served six consecutive terms as a member for Nagano No.4 district (1986–1996), Nagano No.2 district (1996–2003) and the national proportional representation block (2003–2005).

Jin Murai
村井 仁
Governor of Nagano Prefecture
In office 1 September 2006 – 31 August 2010
Preceded by	Yasuo Tanaka
Succeeded by	Shuichi Abe
House of Representatives
In office November 2003 – 8 August 2005
Constituency	National Proportional Representation Block
House of Representatives
In office October 1996 – November 2003
Preceded by	(district created)
Succeeded by	Mitsu Shimojo
Constituency	Nagano No.2 district
House of Representatives
In office 8 July 1986 – October 1996
Preceded by	Dai Shiojima
Succeeded by	(district abolished)
Constituency	Nagano No.2 district
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-28) March 28, 1937 Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party Japan Renewal Party New Frontier Party
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Whilst in the Diet he served in various ministerial roles, including as Minister of State for Food Safety, Minister of State for Disaster Management and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission. In July 2005 he voted against the government's postal reform legislation and subsequently lost the support of the Liberal Democratic Party. He did not nominate to contest the September 2005 general election. In the following year he was elected governor of Nagano Prefecture and served one term.