Kenji Yamaoka

Kenji Yamaoka
山岡 賢次
Yamaoka in 2011
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
2 September 2011  13 January 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byKansei Nakano
Succeeded byJin Matsubara
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
25 June 2000  16 November 2012
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byTsutomu Sato
ConstituencyNorthern Kanto PR (2000–2009)
Tochigi 4th (2009–2012)
In office
18 July 1993  27 September 1996
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyTochigi 2nd
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
10 July 1983  1993
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byChikage Oogi
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born (1943-04-25) 25 April 1943
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Political partyIndependent (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
LDP (before 1993)
JRP (1993–1994)
NFP (1994–1998)
LP (1998–2003)
DPJ (2003–2012)
PLF (2012)
TPJ (2012–2013)
PLP (2013–2019)
ChildrenTatsumaru Yamaoka
Alma materKeio University

Kenji Yamaoka (山岡 賢次, Yamaoka Kenji; born April 25, 1943) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), who served as a member of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).