Masayuki Naoshima

Masayuki Naoshima
直嶋 正行
Naoshima in 2010
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office
16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010
Prime MinisterYukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
Preceded byToshihiro Nikai
Succeeded byAkihiro Ohata
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
26 July 1992 – 25 July 2016
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born (1945-10-23) 23 October 1945
PartyDPP (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
DSP (1992–1994)
New Frontier (1994–1998)
New Fraternity (1998)
DPJ (1998–2016)
DP (2016–2018)
Alma materKobe University

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.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜直嶋 正行〜. JANJAN ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-11-16.