Katsuhito Yokokume | |
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横粂 勝仁 | |
Katsuhito Yokokume campaigning in Shimbashi, Tokyo in 2016
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
Constituency | Kanagawa 11th district |
Personal details | |
Born |
Toyota, Aichi |
10 September 1981
Political party | Democratic Party of Japan |
Alma mater | Tokyo University |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Website | yokokume |
Katsuhito Yokokume (横粂 勝仁 Yokokume Katsuhito, born 10 September 1981) is a Japanese Democratic Party of Japan politician and lawyer.
Katsuhito Yokokume was born on 10 September 1981 in Toyota, Aichi, the son of a truck driver. he studied law at Tokyo University, graduating in March 2005. He passed the bar exam in November 2005.
In 2006, he appeared on the Ainori TV show as a participant.
In August 2009, he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Southern Kantō proportional representation block on the DPJ list, he failed to win Kanagawa 11th district against the incumbent's son Shinjirō Koizumi.