Tadatomo Yoshida
| Tadatomo Yoshida | |
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| Chair of the Social Democratic Party | |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Seiji Mataichi |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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Assumed office July 26, 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 March 1956 Usuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Tadatomo Yoshida (吉田 忠智 Yoshida Tadatomo?, born December 24, 1955 in Usuki, Ōita Prefecture) is a Japanese politician. He was first elected in 2010 House of Councillors election. He previously served as a prefectural assembly member in Ōita Prefecture.
He ran for the SDP Chairmanship and defeated Tokyo City Toshima Ward Councilor Taiga Ishikawa, the first openly gay SDP elected politician, by a vote of 9986 to 2239 to win the party election on October 14, 2013. He was inaugurated on October 26, 2013 as SDP party leader.
After a disappointing result in the 2016 Upper House Election he announced his resignation as head of the party.
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