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Minoru Yanagida | |
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柳田 稔 | |
 Official portrait, 2010 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 17 September 2010 – 22 November 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Keiko Chiba |
| Succeeded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kimiko Kurihara |
| Succeeded by | Eri Mikami |
| Constituency | Hiroshima at-large |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 February 1990 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Masakatsu Okada |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 3rd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1954 Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Party | Independent (1998–2004; 2020–present) |
Other political affiliations | DSP (1990–1994) NFP (1994–1998) DPJ (2004–2016) DP (2016–2018) DPP (2018–2020) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Minoru Yanagida (柳田 稔, Yanagida Minoru; born 6 November 1954) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party For the People who served as member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the House of Representatives for two terms since 1990.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ 政治家情報 〜柳田 稔〜 [Politician Information ~Minoru Yanagida~] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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