Tadatomo Yoshida

Tadatomo Yoshida
Tadatomo Yoshida
	吉田忠智
	Tadatomo Yoshida, 2017
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party
	In office; 14 October 2013 – 25 February 2018
Preceded by	Seiji Mataichi (acting)
Succeeded by	Seiji Mataichi
Member of the House of Councillors
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 July 2019
Preceded by	Seiji Mataichi
Constituency	National PR
	In office; 26 July 2010 – 25 July 2016
Constituency	National PR
Member of the Oita Prefectural Assembly
	In office; 2000 – April 2010
Personal details
Born	7 March 1956; Usuki, Ōita, Japan
Political party	Social Democratic
Alma mater	Kyushu University

Tadatomo Yoshida (吉田忠智, Yoshida Tadatomo, born 7 March 1956 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 9,986 to 2,239 to win the party election on 14 October 2013. He was inaugurated on 26 October 2013 as SDP party leader.[1]

After a disappointing result in the 2016 upper house election, he announced his resignation as head of the party.[2] He eventually retracted his resignation after the party urged for him not to resign.[3] Yoshida concluded his term as president on 25 February 2018.[4] Yoshida is planning to run again for elected office in the future.[5]

External links

Tadatomo Yoshida on Twitter

References

Qing, Shen (2013-10-14). "Tadatomo Yoshida elected as Japanese SDP's new leader". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/14/national/politics-diplomacy/sdp-leader-yoshida-resign-upper-house-election-defeat/#.V461U7grJeU
SDP, September 5, 2016: 吉田忠智党首は続投
"社民、又市新党首を承認　立民軸の共闘推進" (in Japanese). Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
Tadatomo Yoshida [@tadatomoyoshida] (26 February 2018). "昨日、4年4ヵ月にわたる社民党党首の任務を終えて、又市征治新党首に引き継ぎました。ご支援頂いた皆様に感謝申し上げます。今後は、国政の議席奪還に向けた活動に専念します。一層のご支援ご指導をお願いします。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Party political offices
Preceded by Seiji Mataichi Acting	Chair of the Social Democratic Party 14 October 2013 – 25 February 2018	Succeeded by Seiji Mataichi

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[1] Qing, Shen (2013-10-14). "Tadatomo Yoshida elected as Japanese SDP's new leader". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

[2] ttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/14/national/politics-diplomacy/sdp-leader-yoshida-resign-upper-house-election-defeat/#.V461U7grJeU

[3] SDP, September 5, 2016: 吉田忠智党首は続投

[4] "社民、又市新党首を承認　立民軸の共闘推進" (in Japanese). Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[5] Tadatomo Yoshida [@tadatomoyoshida] (26 February 2018). "昨日、4年4ヵ月にわたる社民党党首の任務を終えて、又市征治新党首に引き継ぎました。ご支援頂いた皆様に感謝申し上げます。今後は、国政の議席奪還に向けた活動に専念します。一層のご支援ご指導をお願いします。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.