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Takahiro Yokomichi
横路 孝弘 |
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| Assumed office 16 September 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
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| Preceded by | Yōhei Kōno |
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Member of the House of Representatives
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| Assumed office 1996 |
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| In office April 1983 – April 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Naohiro Dōgakinai |
| Succeeded by | Tatsuya Hori |
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Member of the House of Representatives
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| In office 1969 – 1983 |
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| Born | 1941 Sapporo |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Website | http://www.yokomichi.com/ |
Takahiro Yokomichi (横路 孝弘 Yokomichi Takahiro, born 1941) is a Japanese politician who belongs to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo, Hokkaidō and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the first of his five terms in the House of Representatives in 1969 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party. He left the House of Representatives and was elected to be the governor of Hokkaidō, serving for three terms from 1983 to 1995. After resigning as governor, he left the Socialist Party, joining the DPJ. In 1996 he was re-elected to the House of Representatives. He is the leader of the most left-leaning faction in the DPJ. After the victory of 2009 elections, DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama named him as the next house speaker of the House of Representatives.
References
- "政治家情報 〜横路 孝弘〜" (in Japanese). ザ･選挙. JANJAN. http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0000/00000001.html. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- "Yokomichi tapped for the Lower House Speaker" (in English). [1]. NHK World. http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_35.html. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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