Susumu Yanase

Susumu Yanase (簗瀬進, Yanase Susumu, born April 23, 1950) 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 Utsunomiya, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the government of Tochigi Prefecture and was elected to its assembly for the first time in 1984. In 1990 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time,^[1] but lost the seat in 1996. In 1998 he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

References

^ Dittmer, Lowell; Fukui, Haruhiro; Lee, Peter N. S. (2000). Informal Politics in East Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780521645386. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

政治家情報〜簗瀬進〜 [Politician information ~Susumu Yanase~] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-11-20.

External links

Official website in Japanese.

House of Councillors
Preceded by Itten Kamiyoshihara Tetsurō Yano	Councillor for Tochigi 1998–present Served alongside: Tetsurō Yano	Succeeded by Michiko Ueno
House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Michio Watanabe Hajime Funada Hidekichi Hirose Seiichi Inaba Kinji Moriyama	Representative for Tochigi's 1st district (multi-member) 1990–1996 Served alongside: Michio Watanabe, Mamoru Kobayashi, Hajime Funada, Susumu Yasuda, Susumu Hasumi	District eliminated

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[1] Dittmer, Lowell; Fukui, Haruhiro; Lee, Peter N. S. (2000). Informal Politics in East Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780521645386. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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