Susumu Yanase
Susumu Yanase (簗瀬 進, Yanase Susumu, born April 23, 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Early life
[edit]Yanase is a native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi and a graduate of Tohoku University, before his election to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly, he worked for the government of Tochigi Prefecture.
Political career
[edit]Yanase was elected to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly for the first time in 1984.
In 1990 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time,[1] but then lost the seat in 1996.
In 1998 he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time, serving until 2010.
References
[edit]- ^ Dittmer, Lowell; Fukui, Haruhiro; Lee, Peter N. S. (2000). Informal Politics in East Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780521645386. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- 政治家情報 〜簗瀬 進〜 [Politician information ~Susumu Yanase~] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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