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Japanese politician

Yōsuke Tsuruho
鶴保 庸介
Tsuruho in 2016
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 July 1998
Preceded by Isao Maeda
Constituency Wakayama at-large
Personal details
Born (1967-02-05) 5 February 1967 (age 57)Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Political party Liberal Democratic
Other politicalaffiliations Liberal
Spouse Seiko Noda ​ ​(m. 2001; div. 2006)​
Alma mater University of Tokyo

Yōsuke Tsuruho (鶴保 庸介, Tsuruho Yōsuke, born February 5, 1967) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1996. He subsequently won two elections for the Japan House of Councilors, Wakayama Prefecture in 2004 and 2010 with 53.83% and 56.79% of the votes respectively.[1]

  1. ^ "Tsuruho, Yosuke". Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.