Yōsuke Kondō

Japanese politician

Yōsuke Kondō (近藤洋介, Kondō Yōsuke, born May 19, 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 Labor Tetsuo Kondo,^{[citation needed]} was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate 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.

近藤洋介

Member of the House of RepresentativesIn office
9 November 2003 – 28 September 2017ConstituencyYamagata 2nd district
(2009-2012)
Tohoku PR block
(2003-2009, 2012-2017) Personal detailsBorn (1965-05-19) May 19, 1965 (age 59)
Washington, D.C., the United StatesPolitical partyIndependent
(2000, 2018–present)Other political
affiliations

Democratic
(2000-2016, merger)
DP
(2016–2017)
Kibō no Tō
(2017–2018)

ParentTetsuo Kondo(father)Alma materKeio UniversityWebsite近藤洋介オフィシャルウェブサイト

References

政治家情報〜近藤洋介〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

External links

Official website in Japanese.

Political offices
Preceded by Masaaki Taniai, Yoshifumi Matsumura	Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry 2009–2010 Served alongside: Chiaki Takahashi	Succeeded by Kaname Tajima, Yoshikatsu Nakayama
Preceded by Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa, Seishu Makino	Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry 2012 Served alongside: Isao Matsumiya	Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Akaba, Isshu Sugawara