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Japanese politician

Masayuki Naoshima

Masayuki Naoshima

Key facts

date of birthOctober 23, 1945
educated atKobe University
occupationpolitician, trade unionist
place of birthIkeda
position heldmember of the House of Councillors
member of political partyDemocratic Socialist Party
award receivedGrand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
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Prime Minister
Yukio HatoyamaNaoto Kan
Preceded by
Toshihiro Nikai
Succeeded by
Akihiro Ohata
Constituency
National PR
Born
23 October 1945Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Party
DPP (since 2018)
Other politicalaffiliations
DSP (1992–1994)New Frontier (1994–1998)New Fraternity (1998)DPJ (1998–2016)DP (2016–2018)
Alma mater
Kobe University
Masayuki Naoshima with the United States Ambassador to Japan John Roos October 21, 2009
Masayuki Naoshima with the United States Ambassador to Japan John Roos October 21, 2009

Masayuki Naoshima (直嶋 正行, Naoshima Masayuki; born October 23, 1945) 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 Ikeda, Osaka and graduate of Kobe University, he was elected for the first time in 1992 and served until the 2016 Japanese House of Councillors election. Before becoming a politician, he worked for Toyota and its union for a long time.

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