Yasuhiro Tsuji
Japanese politician
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Tsuji Yasuhiro (Japanese: 辻 泰弘), born 1955, is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Preceded byIchiji Ishii
Succeeded byTakayuki Shimizu
ConstituencyHyōgo at-large
Born27 December 1955
Higashinada, Kobe, Japan
Yasuhiro Tsuji | |
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辻 泰弘 | |
Tsuji in 2010 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 29 July 2001 – 28 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ichiji Ishii |
| Succeeded by | Takayuki Shimizu |
| Constituency | Hyōgo at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1955 Higashinada, Kobe, Japan |
| Party | Democratic (2000–2013) |
| Other political affiliations | DSP (1978–1994) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Early life
Tsuji is a native of Kobe, Hyogo. He graduated from the University of Tokyo and studied at Johns Hopkins University.
Political career
Tsuji served two terms in the House of Councillors in the National Diet, representing the Hyogo at-large district.
He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after making three unsuccessful runs for the House of Representatives in 1986, 1990 and 2000. He sought a third term at the July 2013 election but was defeated by Japan Restoration Party candidate Takayuki Shimizu.[1]
