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Yasukazu Hamada

Yasukazu Hamada

Japanese politician

In this Japanese name, the surname is Hamada.

Yasukazu Hamada (浜田 靖一, Hamada Yasukazu, born 21 October 1955) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Defense of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives, having taken office in 1993.

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Hamada at the Pentagon, 3 November 1998

In September 2008, under the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, Hamada was appointed as Minister of Defense. This was Hamada's first Cabinet position. He was appointed to the same position under the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2022.[1]

References

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    "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
  • 政治家情報 〜浜田 靖一〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 11 October 2007.

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