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Junzo Yamamoto

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Junzo Yamamoto
山本 順三
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byHachiro Okonogi
Succeeded byRyota Takeda
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2004
ConstituencyEhime at-large
Member of the Ehime Prefectural Assembly
In office
1983–2004
ConstituencyImabari
Personal details
Born (1954-10-27) October 27, 1954 (age 70)
Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materWaseda University
Websitewww.j-yamamoto.net

Junzo Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本 順三, Hepburn: Yamamoto Junzō, born October 27, 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).[1][2] A graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the assembly of Ehime Prefecture for six terms since 1983.[1][3][4][5]

In October 2015 Yamamoto was appointed state minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, state minister of the Cabinet Office of Japan and state minister for reconstruction, he was active in these posts until August 2016.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr.YAMAMOTO Junzo". House of Councillors. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  2. ^ "Junzo YAMAMOTO". Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  3. ^ "The Cabinet". Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet.
  4. ^ "Mr.YAMAMOTO Junzo:House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ "Cabinet Profiles". The Japan Times. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2020-05-27.