Minoru Yanagida | |
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柳田 稔 | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 17 September 2010 – 22 November 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
Preceded by | Keiko Chiba |
Succeeded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
Personal details | |
Born | Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | 6 November 1954
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Minoru Yanagida (柳田 稔, Yanagida Minoru, born 6 November 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the House of Representatives for two terms since 1990.[1]