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Yoshio Maki
牧 義夫
Maki in 2025
Member of House of Representatives
In office 14 December 2014 – 23 January 2026
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Shōzō Kudō
Constituency	Tōkai PR (2014–2024) Aichi 4th (2024–2026)
In office 25 June 2000 – 16 December 2012
Preceded by	Jun Misawa
Succeeded by	Shōzō Kudō
Constituency	Aichi 4th
Personal details
Born	(1958-01-14) 14 January 1958 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Party	CRA (since 2026)
Other political affiliations	DPJ (1998–2012) TPJ (2012–2014) JIP (2014–2016) DP (2016–2018) DPP (2018–2020) CDP (2020–2026)
Alma mater	Sophia University
Website	Official website

Yoshio Maki (牧 義夫, Maki Yoshio; born 14 January 1958) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ).

He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and drop-out of Sophia University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. He was defeated in 2012 by Shōzō Kudō, but regained a proportional representation seat in 2014.

He has held several positions on House of Representatives committees throughout his time in office, and served as Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2011 to 2012.

References

• 政治家情報 〜牧 義夫〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.