Rokuzaemon Yoshida

Rokuzaemon Yoshida (吉田 六左エ門, Yoshida Rokuzaemon; born 15 December 1939) 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).

Rokuzaemon Yoshida
吉田 六左エ門
Official portrait, 2003
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
Constituency	Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR
In office 20 October 1996 – 10 October 2003
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Chinami Nishimura
Constituency	Niigata 1st
Member of the Niigata Prefectural Assembly
In office 1983–1990
Personal details
Born	(1939-12-15) 15 December 1939 Niigata, Japan
Party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Waseda University

Early life

Yoshida is a native of Niigata, Niigata and a graduate of Waseda University.

Political career

Yoshida was elected to the first of his two terms in the Niigata Prefectural Assembly in 1983.

After an unsuccessful run in 1993, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 but lost his seat in 2003. He was re-elected in 2005, but was defeated again in 2009, after which he retired from politics.

References

• 政治家情報 〜吉田 六左エ門〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)