Yoshitake Masuhara
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Preceded byKatsuyuki Kawai
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyHiroshima 3rd (2000–2005)
Chūgoku PR (2005–2009)
Chūgoku PR (2005–2009)
Yoshitake Masuhara | |
|---|---|
増原 義剛 | |
 Official portrait, 2008 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 25 June 2000 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Katsuyuki Kawai |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 3rd (2000–2005) Chūgoku PR (2005–2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1945 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | NFP (1996–1998) Independent (1998–2003) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Yoshitake Masuhara (増原 義剛, Masuhara Yoshitake; born 1 June 1945) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1969 to 1995. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a independent. Later, he became an independent and then joined the LDP.
