Yoshio Urushibara (漆原 良夫, Urushibara Yoshio, born November 18, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Urushibara is a native of Tsubame, Niigata and graduate of Meiji University. He passed the Japanese bar examination during his final year of university, and was admitted to the bar in 1971.[1]
He was elected for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party, which later split into several parties including the New Komeito Party. He was re-elected in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2014.[1]
As of 2017, he serves as chairman of the New Komeito Central Committee, in which capacity he works closely with LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai to manage the ruling coalition.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "ごあいさつ・プロフィール／衆議院議員・漆原良夫". urusan.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "Ruling coalition reshuffle? | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
External links
edit- Official website in Japanese.
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