Profile

Gender

Male

Born

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

Died

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

Nationality

Japan

Languages

Japanese

Residence History

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

Career

Occupations

Politician, Businessman, Shipping company executive

Active Years

1940-1981

Affiliations

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

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

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.

Trivia

• 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.