Yōsuke Kondō

Yōsuke Kondō (近藤 洋介, Kondō Yōsuke, born May 19, 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Kondō, the son of former Minister of Labor Tetsuo Kondo, was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate Keio University, he joined the national newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1988, which he left in 1999. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.

References

    • 政治家情報 〜近藤 洋介〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20. External link in |work= (help)
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Masaaki Taniai, Yoshifumi Matsumura    		 Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry
    2009–2010
    Served alongside: Chiaki Takahashi    		 Succeeded by
    Kaname Tajima, Yoshikatsu Nakayama
    Preceded by
    Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa, Seishu Makino    		 Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
    2012
    Served alongside: Isao Matsumiya    		 Succeeded by
    Kazuyoshi Akaba, Isshu Sugawara


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