Yasukazu Hamada

Yasukazu Hamada
Yasukazu Hamada
浜田靖一
	Official portrait, 2022
6th and 24th Minister of Defense
	In office; 10 August 2022 – 13 September 2023
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Nobuo Kishi
Succeeded by	Minoru Kihara
	In office; 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009
Prime Minister	Tarō Asō
Preceded by	Yoshimasa Hayashi
Succeeded by	Toshimi Kitazawa
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 July 1993
Constituency	Chiba 3rd (1993–1996); Chiba 12th (1996–2000; 2003–present); Southern Kanto PR (2000–2003)
Personal details
Born	21 October 1955 (age 69); Futtsu, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Senshu University (BBA)

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.

In September 2008, under the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, Hamada was appointed 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]

His father, Kōichi Hamada, also served in the House of Representatives.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
^ "New defense minister's coordination skills to be put to the test". The Yomiuri Shimbun. Tokyo. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "浜田幸一元衆院議員が死去　政界の暴れん坊「ハマコー」". The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Tokyo. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

政治家情報〜浜田靖一〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 11 October 2007.

External links

Media related to Yasukazu Hamada at Wikimedia Commons

Official website in Japanese.

Political offices
Preceded by Yoshimasa Hayashi	Minister of Defense 2008–2009	Succeeded by Toshimi Kitazawa
Preceded by Nobuo Kishi	Minister of Defence 2022–2023	Succeeded by Minoru Kihara
Party political offices
Preceded by Hachiro Okonogi	Director of the Youth Division, Liberal Democratic Party 1999–2000	Succeeded by Hakubun Shimomura
Preceded by Fumio Kishida	Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party 2012	Succeeded by Ichiro Kamoshita
Preceded by Tsuyoshi Takagi	Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party 2023–2024	Succeeded by Tetsushi Sakamoto
House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Kōki Kobayashi	Chairman of the Committee on National Security 2005–2006	Succeeded by Tarō Kimura
Preceded by Ichiro Aisawa	Chairman of the Committee on Fundamental National Policies 2016	Succeeded by Yasufumi Tanahashi
Preceded by Wataru Takeshita	Chairman of the Budget Committee 2016–2017	Succeeded by Takeo Kawamura
Preceded by Fukushiro Nukaga	Chairman of the Board of Oversight and Review of Specially Designated Secrets 2018–2020	Succeeded by Hirokazu Matsuno
Preceded by Eisuke Mori	Chairman of the Committee on Fundamental National Policies 2020–2021	Succeeded by Kisaburo Tokai
Preceded by Itsunori Onodera	Chairman of the Board of Oversight and Review of Specially Designated Secrets 2023–2024	Succeeded by Takeshi Iwaya
Preceded by Shunichi Yamaguchi	Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration 2024–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.

[2] "New defense minister's coordination skills to be put to the test". The Yomiuri Shimbun. Tokyo. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[3] "浜田幸一元衆院議員が死去　政界の暴れん坊「ハマコー」". The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Tokyo. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

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