Japanese politician (1934–2021)
Yoshio Yatsu |
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Yatsu in 2001 |
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Born | (1934-07-23)July 23, 1934 Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan |
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Died | June 3, 2021(2021-06-03) (aged 86) Tatebayash, Gunma, Japan |
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Yoshio Yatsu (谷津 義男, Yatsu Yoshio, July 23, 1934 – June 3, 2021) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tatebayashi, Gunma and graduate of Hosei University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Gunma Prefecture in 1975 and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. After losing his seat in 1990, he was re-elected in the same year. From 2000 to 2001 he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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