Tadatomo Yoshida

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.

Tadatomo Yoshida
吉田 忠智
Tadatomo Yoshida, 2017
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party
In office
14 October 2013  25 February 2018
Preceded bySeiji Mataichi (acting)
Succeeded bySeiji Mataichi
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
29 July 2019
Preceded bySeiji Mataichi
ConstituencyNational PR
In office
26 July 2010  25 July 2016
ConstituencyNational PR
Member of the Oita Prefectural Assembly
In office
2000  April 2010
Personal details
Born (1956-03-07) 7 March 1956
Usuki, Ōita, Japan
Political partySocial Democratic
Alma materKyushu University

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]

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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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