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Yōsuke Kondō

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Yōsuke Kondō (近藤 洋介, Kondō Yōsuke, born May 19, 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Kondō, the son of former Minister of Labor Tetsuo Kondo,[citation needed] was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate Keio University, he joined the national newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1988, which he left in 1999. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜近藤 洋介〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
Political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry
2009–2010
Served alongside: Chiaki Takahashi
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa, Seishu Makino
Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2012
Served alongside: Isao Matsumiya
Succeeded by