Yasukazu Hamada

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Yasukazu Hamada
浜田 靖一
Chiba 3rd
(1993–1996)
Personal details
Born (1955-10-21) 21 October 1955 (age 68)
Futtsu, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materSenshu University (BBA)

Hamada at the Pentagon, 3 November 1998

Yasukazu Hamada (浜田 靖一, Hamada Yasukazu, born 21 October 1955) is a Japanese politician who served as the

House of Representatives
, having taken office in 1993.

In September 2008, under the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, Hamada was appointed Minister of Defense. This was Hamada's first Cabinet position. He was appointed to the same position under the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2022.[1]

His father, Kōichi Hamada, also served in the House of Representatives.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
  2. The Yomiuri Shimbun
    . Tokyo. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun
    . Tokyo. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

Media related to Yasukazu Hamada at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defense
2008–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2022–2023
Succeeded by