Yoshio Urushibara
Yoshio Urushibara | |
|---|---|
漆原 良夫 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Masataka Ōta |
| Constituency | Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1944 |
| Party | Komeito |
| Other political affiliations | NFP (1996–1998) |
| Alma mater | Meiji University |
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).
Early life
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]
Political career
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
- ^ 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
- Official website in Japanese.