Yoshio Maki (牧 義夫, Maki Yoshio, born 14 January 1958) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ).

Yoshio Maki
牧 義夫
Yoshio Maki (at the Tokyo Kaikan on October 5, 2011)
Member of House of Representatives
In office
25 June 2000 – 16 December 2012
Preceded byJun Misawa
Succeeded byShozo Kudo [ja]
ConstituencyAichi 4th district
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
14 December 2014
Preceded byNo proportional representative elected
ConstituencyTokai proportional representation block
Personal details
Born (1958-01-14) 14 January 1958 (age 66)
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Political partyCDPJ (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
DPJ (1998–2012)
TPJ (2012–2014)
JIP (2014–2016)
DP (2016–2018)
DFtP (2018–2020)
Alma materSophia University
WebsiteOfficial website

He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and drop-out of Sophia University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. He was defeated in 2012 by Shozo Kudo [ja], but regained a proportional representation seat in 2014.

He has held several positions on House of Representatives committees throughout his time in office, and served as Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2011 to 2012.

References

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  • 政治家情報 〜牧 義夫〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
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