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Yasukazu Hamada

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Yasukazu Hamada
浜田 靖一
Official portrait, 2022
6th and 24th Minister of Defense
In office
10 August 2022 – 13 September 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byNobuo Kishi
Succeeded byMinoru Kihara
In office
24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009
Prime MinisterTarō Asō
Preceded byYoshimasa Hayashi
Succeeded byToshimi Kitazawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
18 July 1993
ConstituencyChiba 12th (2003–present)
Southern Kanto (2000–2003)
Chiba 12th (1996–2000)
Chiba 3rd (1993–1996)
Personal details
Born (1955-10-21) 21 October 1955 (age 69)
Futtsu, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materSenshu University (BBA)

Hamada at the Pentagon, 3 November 1998

Yasukazu Hamada (浜田 靖一, Hamada Yasukazu, born 21 October 1955) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Defense of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives, having taken office in 1993.

In September 2008, under the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, Hamada was appointed Minister of Defense. This was Hamada's first Cabinet position. He was appointed to the same position under the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2022.[1]

His father, Kōichi Hamada, also served in the House of Representatives.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
  2. ^ "New defense minister's coordination skills to be put to the test". The Yomiuri Shimbun. Tokyo. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. ^ "浜田幸一元衆院議員が死去 政界の暴れん坊「ハマコー」". The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Tokyo. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defense
2008–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2022–2023
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Director of the Youth Division,
Liberal Democratic Party

1999–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee,
Liberal Democratic Party

2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee,
Liberal Democratic Party

2023–2024
Succeeded by
House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Chairman of the Committee on National Security
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Committee on Fundamental National Policies
2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Budget Committee
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Board of Oversight and Review of Specially Designated Secrets
2018–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Committee on Fundamental National Policies
2020–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Board of Oversight and Review of Specially Designated Secrets
2023–2024
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration
2024–present
Incumbent