December,28,2012

The Happiness Realization Party reshuffles key posts including Party President and Party Leader

At a meeting of party officials December 27, the Happiness Realization Party decided to appoint the Party’s Honorary President Ryuho Okawa as President of the Party. Furthermore, Shugaku Tsuiki stepped down as Party Leader, and Hissho Yanai was selected as the new Party Leader. The changes to key officials that were decided upon at the meeting are as follows.

• Ryuho Okawa (formerly Honorary President of the Party)

• Hissho Yanai (formerly Chairman of the Publication Bureau)

• Masatoshi Enatsu
Secretary General and Chairman of the Election Campaign Committee (formerly Chief of the General Staff )

• Bunko Kato
Chairman of the Administration Council (former Director General of HRP Seminars)

• Shugaku Tsuiki
Chairman of the Publication Bureau (formerly Party Leader)

• Hironori Matsushima
Director General of HRP Seminars (formerly Secretary General and Chairman of the Election Campaign Committee)

• Masatoshi Hayashi (Chairman of the Administration Council) has resigned.
• The post of Chief of the General Staff has been eliminated.