Yukio Edano

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Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese politician
human
advocates civil liberties
protection of Japan’s pacifist constitution
social welfare policies
appointedBy Naoto Kan
constituency Saitama 5th district
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1964-05-31
educatedAt Tohoku University NERFINISHED
Tohoku University
surface form: Tohoku University Faculty of Law
fieldOfWork Japanese national politics
hasChild 2 (sons)
languageSpoken Japanese
legislativeBody House of Representatives of Japan
memberOf House Budget Committee
surface form: House of Representatives Budget Committee

House of Representatives Committee on Judicial Affairs
House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Administration
memberOfPoliticalParty Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Democratic Party (Japan)
surface form: Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)

Democratic Party (Japan)
surface form: Democratic Party of Japan

Japan Socialist Party
surface form: Social Democratic Party (Japan)
name Yukio Edano NERFINISHED
nativeName 枝野幸男
nativeNameLanguage ja
notableFor leadership of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
public communication during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
role as Chief Cabinet Secretary during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
occupation politician
parliamentaryGroup Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
placeOfBirth Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
politicalIdeology constitutionalism
liberalism
positionHeld Acting President of the Democratic Party of Japan
Chairman of the CDP Policy Research Council
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Shinzo Abe)
surface form: Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan

Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan
Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Leader of the Opposition (Japan)
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Minister of State for Government Revitalization
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan
religion Buddhism (reported/attributed)
residence Saitama Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
servedInCabinetOf Cabinet of Japan
surface form: Naoto Kan Cabinet

Cabinet of Japan
surface form: Noda Cabinet
sexOrGender male

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