Yoshiro Okamoto
Japanese politician
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Yoshiro Okamoto (岡本 芳郎, Okamoto Yoshiro; born 5 October 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokushima, Tokushima, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in March 1967. He then joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which is now part of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. In June 1997 he also received a Ph.D. in agriculture while still in the ministry. He left the ministry in the following year to run for the House of Representatives in the 2000 election but lost. He ran again in 2003 and was elected for the first time.
Yoshiro Okamoto | |
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岡本 芳郎 | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 9 November 2003 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mamoru Nishida |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Shikoku PR |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1943 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
References
- 政治家情報 〜岡本 芳郎〜 [Politician Information -Yoshiro Okamoto-]. senkyo.janjan.jp/ (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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