Yōsuke Kondō
Yōsuke Kondō | |
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近藤 洋介 | |
 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| Mayor of Yonezawa | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Masaru Nakagawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 9 November 2003 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Tohoku PR (2003–2009) Yamagata 2nd (2009–2012) Tohoku PR (2012–2017) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1965 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Independent (since 2018) |
Other political affiliations | |
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| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Website | 近藤洋介オフィシャルウェブサイト |
Yōsuke Kondō (近藤 洋介, Kondō Yōsuke; born 19 May 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 Labour Tetsuo Kondo,[citation needed] was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate of 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.
On 15 December 2022, he announced that he would run for the mayorship of Yonezawa.[1] He was elected to a four-year term of office beginning 22 December 2023.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "元衆院議員の近藤洋介氏、米沢市長選出馬へ" [Former House of Representatives member Yosuke Kondo to run for mayor of Yonezawa] (in Japanese). Kahoku Shimpō. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "山形・米沢市長選 前回24票差で敗れた元衆院議員の>近藤洋介氏が初当選 自民系ら2人破る" [Yonezawa, Yamagata Mayor's Election: Former House of Representatives member Yōsuke Kondō, who lost by 24 votes in the previous election, was elected for the first time, defeating two Liberal Democratic Party members and others] (in Japanese). Kahoku Shimpō. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- 政治家情報 〜近藤 洋介〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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