Masahiko Yamada (山田 正彦 Yamada Masahiko , born April 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). 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.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Hirotaka Akamatsu |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2010 |
Succeeded by Michihiko Kano |
Preceded by Motohiko Kondō Noritoshi Ishida |
Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2009 – 2010 Served alongside: Akira Gunji |
Succeeded by Akira Gunji Takashi Shinohara |
House of Representatives of Japan | ||
Preceded by Yaichi Tanigawa |
Representative for Nagasaki's 3rd district 2009 – |
Incumbent |
Preceded by – |
Representative for the Kyūshū PR block 2000 – 2009 |
Succeeded by – |
Preceded by Isao Hayami Genjirō Kaneko Akira Mitsutake Kazuo Torashima |
Representative for Nagasaki's 2nd district (multi-member) 1993 – 1996 Served alongside: Genjirō Kaneko, Kazuo Torashima, Izumi Yamazaki |
District eliminated |