Yasukazu Hamada
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Yasukazu Hamada | |
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浜田 靖一 | |
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 10 August 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Nobuo Kishi |
| Succeeded by | Minoru Kihara |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Succeeded by | Toshimi Kitazawa |
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| Assumed office 18 July 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kōichi Hamada |
| Constituency | Chiba 3rd (1993–1996) Chiba 12th (1996–2000) PR block (2000–2003) Chiba 12th (2003–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1955 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
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| Alma mater | Senshu University (BBA) |
Yasukazu Hamada (浜田 靖一, Hamada Yasukazu; born 21 October 1955) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Defense of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in 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]
