Taku Yamamoto

Taku Yamamoto
山本 拓
Official portrait, 2006
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
9 November 2003 – 14 October 2021
Preceded byTakamori Makino
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyFukui 2nd (2003–2014)
Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR (2014–2021)
In office
18 February 1990 – 27 September 1996
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyFukui at-large
Member of the Fukui Prefectural Assembly
In office
22 April 1983 – 17 February 1990
ConstituencySabae City
Personal details
Born (1952-07-07) 7 July 1952 (age 72)
Sabae, Fukui, Japan
Political partyLDP (until 1994; 2000–present)
Other political
affiliations		NFP (1994–1996)
Independent (1996–2000)
Spouse
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(m. 2004; div. 2017)​
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(m. 2021)​
Children3
Alma materHosei University
OccupationLinguist • Politician

Taku Takaichi (山本 拓; born Taku Yamamoto, 7 July 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.[1]

Political career

He was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) until 2021, when he lost his seat. A native of Sabae, Fukui and graduate of Hosei University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukui Prefecture in 1983 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. After losing his seat in 1996, he ran unsuccessfully for the governorship of Fukui Prefecture in 1999. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in 2003.

Personal life

He married Sanae Takaichi, a fellow member of the House of Representatives, in 2004. They agreed to a divorce in July 2017, with Takaichi citing differing political views and aspirations as the reason for the divorce.[2] However, they rekindle their marriage in December 2021, and he adopted Takaichi's surname.[3] His eldest son serves as a prefectural assembly member in Fukui.

References

  1. ^ "山本拓氏が比例に転出 自民が福井の選挙区で調整". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ "高市総務相「仮面夫婦」だった自民党の山本拓衆院議員と離婚 〈週刊朝日〉". AERA dot. (アエラドット) (in Japanese). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  3. ^ 「週刊文春」編集部. "高市早苗政調会長の再婚 夫の山本拓・前衆院議員が「高市姓」に". 文春オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-17.
House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Chair, Lower House Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues
2007–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair, Lower House Committee on Discipline
2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair, Lower House Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues
2012–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair, Lower House Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi, Issui Miura
 Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2006–2007
Served alongside: Masayuki Kunii 		Succeeded by


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