Yōsuke Kondō
Japanese politician
Yōsuke Kondō (近藤 洋介, Kondō Yōsuke, born May 19, 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Kondō, the son of former Minister of Labor Tetsuo Kondo,[citation needed] was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate Keio University, he joined the national newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1988, which he left in 1999. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.
近藤 洋介9 November 2003 – 28 September 2017
(2009-2012)
Tohoku PR block
(2003-2009, 2012-2017)
Washington, D.C., the United States
(2000, 2018–present)
affiliations
- Democratic
(2000-2016, merger) - DP
(2016–2017) - Kibō no Tō
(2017–2018)
References
- 政治家情報 〜近藤 洋介〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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Preceded by Masaaki Taniai, Yoshifumi Matsumura | Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry 2009–2010 Served alongside: Chiaki Takahashi | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa, Seishu Makino | Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry 2012 Served alongside: Isao Matsumiya | Succeeded by |
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