Yuichiro Tamaki

Yuichiro Tamaki
玉木 雄一郎
Official portrait, 2019
Leader of the Democratic Party For the People
Assumed office
7 May 2018
Co-leader with Kohei Otsuka
(7 May – 4 September 2018)
Preceded byParty established
Leader of Kibō no Tō
In office
14 November 2017[1] – 7 May 2018
DeputyAtsushi Oshima
Preceded byYuriko Koike
Succeeded byShigefumi Matsuzawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
31 August 2009
Preceded byYoshio Kimura
ConstituencyKagawa-2nd
Personal details
Born (1969-05-01) 1 May 1969 (age 55)
Sangawa, Kagawa, Japan
Political partyDPP (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
DPJ (2005–2016)
DP (2016–2017)
Kibō (2017–2018)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)

Yuichiro Tamaki (玉木 雄一郎, Tamaki Yūichirō, born 1 May 1969) is a Japanese politician and the leader of the Democratic Party For the People (DPFP). He is a member of the House of Representatives,[2] and a former leader of Kibō no Tō.[3][4][5] Before joining Kibō, Tamaki was a member of the Democratic Party.[4]

  1. ^ "Tokyo Gov. Koike resigns as party leader after election defeat". Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Yuichiro Tamaki emerges as top candidate to co-head Kibo no To". The Japan Times. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Isabel; Hirokawa, Takashi (14 November 2017). "Japan's Koike Steps Down as Party Leader to Focus on Tokyo Post". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Osaki, Tomohiro (10 November 2017). "Party of Hope picks Yuichiro Tamaki to serve as co-leader alongside founder Yuriko Koike". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Asahi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).