Masahiko Yamada Explained

Masahiko Yamada
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Primeminister:Naoto Kan
Term Start:8 June 2010
Term End:17 September 2010
Predecessor:Hirotaka Akamatsu
Successor:Michihiko Kano
Office2:Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency2:
Term Start2:25 June 2000
Term End2:16 November 2012
Predecessor2:Multi-member district
Successor2:Yaichi Tanigawa
Term Start3:19 July 1993
Term End3:27 September 1996
Constituency3:Nagasaki 2nd
Birth Date:8 April 1942
Birth Place:Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan
Party:Independent
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Alma Mater:Waseda University

is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) between 1993 and 1996, and between 2003 and 2012. A native of Fukue, Nagasaki, a Roman Catholic, and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after unsuccessful runs in 1979, 1986 and 1990. Before running for office, he worked as a rancher and a lawyer.

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