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,^{[citation needed]} was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate of 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.

Yōsuke Kondō
近藤 洋介
Official portrait, 2009
Mayor of Yonezawa
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2023
Preceded by	Masaru Nakagawa
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 9 November 2003 – 28 September 2017
Constituency	Tohoku PR (2003–2009; 2012–2017) Yamagata 2nd (2009–2012)
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-19) 19 May 1965 (age 60) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Independent (since 2018)
Other political affiliations	DPJ (2000–2016) DP (2016–2017) Kibō no Tō (2017–2018)
Parent	Tetsuo Kondo (father)
Alma mater	Keio University
Website	近藤洋介オフィシャルウェブサイト

On 15 December 2022, he announced that he would run for the mayorship of Yonezawa.^[1] He was elected to a four-year term of office beginning December 22, 2023.^[2]