Taku Yamamoto
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for Fukui
9 November 2003 – 14 October 2021
18 February 1990 – 27 September 1996
22 April 1983 – 17 February 1990
(1952-07-07) 7 July 1952 (age 72)
Sabae, Fukui, Japan
affiliations
Independent (1996–2000)
Taku Takaichi (山本 拓; born Taku Yamamoto, 7 July 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.[1]
Political career
He was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) until 2021, when he lost his seat. A native of Sabae, Fukui and graduate of Hosei University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukui Prefecture in 1983 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. After losing his seat in 1996, he ran unsuccessfully for the governorship of Fukui Prefecture in 1999. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in 2003.
Personal life
He married Sanae Takaichi, a fellow member of the House of Representatives, in 2004. They agreed to a divorce in July 2017, with Takaichi citing differing political views and aspirations as the reason for the divorce.[2] However, they rekindle their marriage in December 2021, and he adopted Takaichi's surname.[3] His eldest son serves as a prefectural assembly member in Fukui.
References
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
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Preceded by | Chair, Lower House Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues 2007–2008 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Chair, Lower House Committee on Discipline 2012 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Chair, Lower House Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues 2012–2014 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Chair, Lower House Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law 2014–2016 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi, Issui Miura | Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2006–2007 Served alongside: Masayuki Kunii | Succeeded by |
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