Yoshiki Yamashita
Yoshiki Yamashita | |
|---|---|
山下 芳生 | |
Yamashita in 2025 | |
| Secretary-General of the Japanese Communist Party | |
| In office 18 January 2014 – 11 April 2016 | |
| Chairman | Kazuo Shii |
| Preceded by | Tadayoshi Ichida |
| Succeeded by | Akira Koike |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 30 July 2007 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| In office 23 July 1995 – 22 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Knock Yokoyama |
| Succeeded by | Takashi Yamamoto |
| Constituency | Osaka at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1960 Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan |
| Political party | Communist |
| Alma mater | Tottori University |
| Website | Official website |
Yoshiki Yamashita (山下 芳生, Yamashita Yoshiki; born 27 February 1960) is a Japanese politician who serves as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature), representing the Japanese Communist Party. A native of Kagawa Prefecture and graduate of Tottori University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 after running unsuccessfully in 1992. He lost the seat in the 2001 re-election and then ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2003 and 2005. In 2007, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the second time. He is known for his left-wing radicalism.
References
- 政治家情報 〜山下 芳生〜. senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
- House of Councillors website