Masaaki Yamazaki
Masaaki Yamazaki | |
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山崎 正昭 | |
Official portrait, 2003 | |
| President of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 2 August 2013 – 25 July 2016 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Vice President | Azuma Koshiishi |
| Preceded by | Kenji Hirata |
| Succeeded by | Chūichi Date |
| Vice President of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 2 August 2013 | |
| President | Kenji Hirata |
| Preceded by | Hidehisa Otsuji |
| Succeeded by | Azuma Koshiishi |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political affairs, House of Councillors) | |
| In office 22 September 2003 – 31 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Kōsei Ueno |
| Succeeded by | Seiji Suzuki |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 26 July 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Tasaburō Kumagai |
| Constituency | Fukui at-large |
| Speaker of the Fukui Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office May 1991 – March 1992 | |
| Member of the Fukui Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office April 1979 – June 1992 | |
| Member of the Ōno City Council | |
| In office February 1975 – February 1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1942 Ōno, Fukui, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
Masaaki Yamazaki (山崎 正昭, Yamazaki Masaaki; born May 24, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as President of the House of Councillors from 2013 to 2016. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he has served as a member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet since 1992.