Minoru Yanagida

Minoru Yanagida (柳田 稔, Yanagida Minoru; born 6 November 1954) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party For the People who served as member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the House of Representatives for two terms since 1990.^[1]

Minoru Yanagida
柳田 稔
Official portrait, 2010
Minister of Justice
In office 17 September 2010 – 22 November 2010
Prime Minister	Naoto Kan
Preceded by	Keiko Chiba
Succeeded by	Yoshito Sengoku
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2022
Preceded by	Kimiko Kurihara
Succeeded by	Eri Mikami
Constituency	Hiroshima at-large
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 February 1990 – 27 September 1996
Preceded by	Masakatsu Okada
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Hiroshima 3rd
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-06) 6 November 1954 (age 70) Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan
Political party	Independent (1998–2004; 2020–present)
Other political affiliations	DSP (1990–1994) NFP (1994–1998) DPJ (2004–2016) DP (2016–2018) DPP (2018–2020)
Alma mater	University of Tokyo