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Masahiko Yamada

Masahiko Yamada
山田 正彦
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Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
2009–2010
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
Preceded by Motohiko Kondō
Noritoshi Ishida
Succeeded by Akira Gunji
Takashi Shinohara
Personal details
Born (1942-04-08) April 8, 1942 (age 75)
Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan
Alma mater Waseda University
Religion Roman Catholicism

Masahiko Yamada (山田 正彦?, Yamada Masahiko, born April 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukue, Nagasaki, a Roman Catholic, and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after unsuccessful runs in 1979, 1986 and 1990. Before running for office, he worked as a rancher and a lawyer.



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