Yūji Yamamoto

Japanese politician

Yuji Yamamoto (山本有二, Yamamoto Yūji, born May 11, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

山本有二

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and FisheriesIn office
3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017Prime MinisterShinzo AbePreceded byHiroshi MoriyamaSucceeded byKen SaitōMinister of State for Financial ServicesIn office
26 September 2006 – 27 August 2007Prime MinisterShinzo AbePreceded byKaoru YosanoSucceeded byYoshimi WatanabeMember of the House of Representatives

Incumbent

Assumed office
19 February 1990ConstituencyKōchi at-large district
(1990-1996)
Kōchi 3rd district
(1996-2014)
Kōchi 2nd district
(2014-2017)
Shikoku-PR-block
(2017-present) Personal detailsBorn (1952-05-11) 11 May 1952 (age 72)
Ochi, Takaoka District, Kōchi, JapanPolitical partyLiberal Democratic PartyAlma materWaseda University

A native of Kōchi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly [ja] in 1985 (serving for one term) and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. Yamamoto is currently Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Abe cabinet.

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Yamamoto said during a speech at a fundraising party in support of Tsutomu Sato, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Diet affairs chief, that “Sato will decide whether or not we’ll force the passage [of the Trans-Pacific Partnership". Within days, Yamamoto withdrew the remarks and apologized. However, the four main opposition parties pressed for his resignation over the comment.