Junji Hasegawa

is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.

Early years Hasegawa was born in Hichisō, Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture.

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (current Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) in 1991. In December, when the LDP launched an open recruitment process to select Yamamoto's successor, the LDP local branch endorsed Hasegawa, citing his handling of the July 2018 West Japan heavy rain disaster. Hasegawa resigned from the Ministry for Internal Affairs and Communications on December 25 and relocated from Yokohama, where he was living at the time, to Uwajima. On January 8, 2020, Hasegawa officially declared his candidacy.

In the 2021 general election, Hasegawa won Ehime 4th's seat.

Due to the redistricting that reduced Ehime Prefecture's seats from four to three, he was appointed as the head of the new Ehime 3rd district (effectively the designated candidate) on December 23, 2022.

On December 27, Hasegawa was appointed to the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications because of Mio Sugita's resignation over past discriminatory remarks.

In September 2023, Hasegawa was re-appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in Second Kishida second reshuffled cabinet.

In the 2024 LDP presidential election, Hasegawa endorsed Shinjirō Koizumi as a recommender. He voted for Koizumi in first round and voted for Shigeru Ishiba in run-off.

In October 2024, Hasegawa was re-appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in First Ishiba cabinet.

In the 2024 general election, Hasegawa run in Ehime 3rd and won the seat.

In the 2026 general election, Hasegawa was re-elected.