Taro Yamamoto | |
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山本 太郎 | |
Leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi | |
Assumed office 1 April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office 25 July 2022 | |
Constituency | Tokyo |
In office 21 July 2013 – 21 July 2019 | |
Constituency | Tokyo |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 31 October 2021 – 15 April 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Mari Kushibuchi |
Constituency | Tokyo proportional representation block |
Personal details | |
Born | Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan | 24 November 1974
Political party | Reiwa Shinsengumi (2019–present) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2011–2014) People's Life Party (2014–2016) Liberal Party (2016–2019) |
Occupation | Politician |
Tarō Yamamoto (山本 太郎, Yamamoto Tarō, born 24 November 1974) is a Japanese politician and former actor, who is the founder and current leader of the anti-establishment political party Reiwa Shinsengumi. Yamamoto served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2013 to 2019 for Tokyo, initially as an independent and later as member of the People's Life Party / Liberal Party. He was a candidate in the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election, as a member of Reiwa Shinsengumi.