Taku Yamamoto
Taku Yamamoto (山本 拓, Yamamoto Taku, born 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sabae, Fukui and graduate of Hosei University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukui Prefecture in 1983 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. After losing his seat in 1996, he ran unsuccessfully for the governorship of Fukui Prefecture in 1999. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in 2003.
Personal life
He married Sanae Takaichi, a fellow member of the House of Representatives, in 2004. They agreed to a divorce in July 2017, with Takaichi citing differing political views and aspirations as the reason for the divorce.[1] His eldest son serves as a prefectural assembly member in Fukui.
References
- "高市総務相「仮面夫婦」だった自民党の山本拓衆院議員と離婚 〈週刊朝日〉". AERA dot. (アエラドット) (in Japanese). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Toshio Kojima |
Chair, Lower House Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Takuji Yanagimoto |
| Preceded by Yuji Yamamoto |
Chair, Lower House Committee on Discipline 2012 |
Succeeded by Shoichi Kondo |
| Preceded by Okiharu Yasuoka |
Chair, Lower House Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by Katsuei Hirasawa |
| Preceded by Okiharu Yasuoka |
Chair, Lower House Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Koichi Yamamoto |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi, Issui Miura |
Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2006–2007 Served alongside: Masayuki Kunii |
Succeeded by Masahiro Imamura, Hiromi Iwanaga |