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Date of birth: Jan. 3, 1947
LDP faction: Yamasaki
Electoral district: Lower House; Chiba No. 10 (fifth term)
Hayashi began his political career as a secretary to his late father, Taikan, who served as chief of the former Environment Agency in the early 1990s. He served three terms on the Chiba Prefectural Assembly before wooing his father's constituency and being elected to the Lower House in 1998.
A graduate of Nihon University's College of Arts, Hayashi is an expert on issues related to Narita International Airport and was appointed vice land minister in 2003.
He has pledged to improve Japan's transport network.
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