Gotaro Yoshimura

Gotaro Yoshimura (吉村 剛太郎, Yoshimura Gōtarō; born January 3, 1939) is a former Japanese politician of the People's New Party and the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Harbin in Manchukuo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1992 after serving in the assembly of Fukuoka Prefecture for three terms.

Gotaro Yoshimura
吉村 剛太郎
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 26 July 1992 – 25 July 2010
Preceded by	Kichinosuke Shigetomi
Succeeded by	Satoshi Ōie
Constituency	Fukuoka at-large
Member of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly
In office 1975–1986
Constituency	Fukuoka City Sawara Ward
Personal details
Born	(1939-01-03) 3 January 1939 (age 86) Harbin, Binjiang, Manchukuo
Party	PNP (2010–2013)
Other political affiliations	LDP (1975–2009) Independent (2009–2010)
Alma mater	Waseda University

References

• 政治家情報 〜吉村 剛太郎〜. senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-11-20.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.

House of Councillors
Preceded by Sadao Fuchigami Shirō Watanabe Kichinosuke Shigetomi	Councillor for Fukuoka 1992–2010 Served alongside: Kazunobu Yokoo, Shirō Watanabe, Kazuo Hirotomo, Tsutomu Ōkubo	Succeeded by Satoshi Ōie Tsutomu Ōkubo