Yasukazu Hamada | |
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浜田 靖一 | |
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 6th and 24th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 10 August 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Nobuo Kishi |
| Succeeded by | Minoru Kihara |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Succeeded by | Toshimi Kitazawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 18 July 1993 | |
| Constituency | Chiba 3rd (1993–1996) Chiba 12th (1996–2000; 2003–present) Southern Kanto PR (2000–2003) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1955 Futtsu, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Senshu University (BBA) |
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]
- ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
- ^ "New defense minister's coordination skills to be put to the test". The Yomiuri Shimbun. Tokyo. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "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.