Tadatomo Yoshida
| Tadatomo Yoshida | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Social Democratic Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Seiji Mataichi |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1956 |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Tadatomo Yoshida (吉田 忠智 Yoshida Tadatomo, born 24 December 1955 in Miyazaki Prefecture) is a Japanese politician. He was first elected in 2010 House of Councillors election. He previously served as a prefectural assembly member in Oita Prefecture.
He ran for the SDP Chairmanship and defeated Tokyo City Toshima Ward Councilor Taiga Ishikawa, the first openly gay SDP elected politician, by a vote of 9986 to 2239 to win the party election on October 14, 2013. He was inaugurated on October 26, 2013 as SDP party leader.[1]
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
References
- ↑ Qing, Shen (2013-10-14). "Tadatomo Yoshida elected as Japanese SDP's new leader". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 28 October 2013.