Masahiko Yamada

Masahiko Yamada
山田 正彦
Official portrait, 2009
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office 8 June 2010 – 17 September 2010
Prime Minister	Naoto Kan
Preceded by	Hirotaka Akamatsu
Succeeded by	Michihiko Kano
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 25 June 2000 – 16 November 2012
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Yaichi Tanigawa
Constituency	Kyushu PR (2000–2009) Nagasaki 3rd (2009–2012)
In office 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Constiturncy abolished
Constituency	Nagasaki 2nd
Personal details
Born	(1942-04-08) 8 April 1942 (age 82) Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	LDP (1979–1990) JRP (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1997) Liberal (1998–2003) DPJ (2003–2012) TPJ (2012) Green Wind (2013)
Alma mater	Waseda University

Masahiko Yamada (山田 正彦, Yamada Masahiko, born April 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) between 1993 and 1996, and between 2003 and 2012. A native of Fukue, Nagasaki, a Roman Catholic, and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after unsuccessful runs in 1979, 1986 and 1990. Before running for office, he worked as a rancher and a lawyer.