Osamu Yatabe (Japanese: 矢田部理 Yatabe Osamu; 15 February 1932 – 5 December 2021) was a Japanese lawyer and politician.[1] A member of the Japan Socialist Party and later the New Socialist Party of Japan, he served in the House of Councillors from 1974 to 1998.[2]

Osamu Yatabe
Chairman of the New Socialist Party of Japan
In office
1996–2002
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byTatsukuni Komori [ja]
Member of the House of Councillors of Japan
In office
8 July 1974 – 25 July 1998
Preceded byMotojirō Mori [ja]
Succeeded byAkira Gunji
ConstituencyIbaraki at-large district
Personal details
Born15 February 1932
Daigo, Japan
Died5 December 2021(2021-12-05) (aged 89)
Mito, Japan
Political partyJSP
New Socialist Party of Japan
OccupationLawyer

References

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  1. ^ "元参院議員の矢田部理氏死去". Jiji Press (in Japanese). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "戦後の補欠選挙" (PDF). National Diet Library (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006.