プロフィール

性別

男性

生誕

1905-04-10 （Nezumi-naki, Shimnanada Village, Kita-Uwa District, Ehime Prefecture (now Tsushima Town, Uwajima City, Ehime)）

死没

1994-12-28 （Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan） 89歳

国籍

Japan

言語

Japanese

居住地歴

Shimnanada Village (now Tsushima Town, Uwajima City) → Uwajima City

経歴

職業

Politician, Businessman, Shipping company executive

活動期間

1940年〜1981年

所属

Liberal Party (Japan, 1950s), Liberal Democratic Party, Independent

受賞・候補エディション

評価・遺産

A shipping businessman who served long in local politics as Uwajima mayor (4 terms), a member of the House of Representatives (2 terms), and chairman of the Ehime Prefectural Assembly. He worked on island development and regional infrastructure, but his later career was marred by arrests and a conviction for election law violations. His son, Koichi Yamamoto, later served in national politics.

豆知識

• In the 1958 House of Representatives election he was initially declared elected on TV election returns but ultimately lost by only 304 votes; the episode was dubbed a "banzai loss".
• While mayor of Uwajima he was arrested for election law violations and received a two-year prison sentence at first instance.
• His eldest son is former Diet member Koichi Yamamoto.