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Yōichi Shimada

Politician

Yōichi Shimada is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	SHIMADA Yoichi · Yoichi Shimada · Yōichi Shimada · Ёити Симада · 島田洋一				[sources]
Alias	Симада, Ёити · 島田洋一				[sources]
Birth date	1957-10-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Hirakata, Osaka · Osaka Prefecture				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
First name	Yōichi				[sources]
Last name	Shimada				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party of Japan				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q11476943				[sources]
Position	member of the House of Representatives of Japan				[sources]
Education	Faculty of Law, Kyoto University · Kyoto University · Master's degree, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University				[sources]
Source link	www.shugiin.go.jp				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-08	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2026-01-02

Descriptions

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Kinki Bloc (proportional representation), elected once

— Japanese House of Representatives Members, 2026-02-02

historicus

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-03

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Representatives of Japan	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,213

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Japanese House of Representatives Members440

Current members of the Japanese House of Representatives (Shūgiin), the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.

Japan · Shūgiin

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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