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Yūnosuke Sakamoto

Politician

Yūnosuke Sakamoto 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	SAKAMOTO Yunosuke · Yūnosuke Sakamoto · Юносукэ Сакамото · 坂本祐之輔				[sources]
Other name	Sakamoto Yūnosuke · Сакамото, Юносукэ · 坂本祐之輔				[sources]
Birth date	1955-01-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Higashimatsuyama · Higashimatsuyama, Saitama				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Sakamoto				[sources]
Political association	The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent				[sources]
Website	www.sakamoto-yunosuke.jp				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q17158714				[sources]
Position	mayor of Higashimatsuyama · member of the House of Representatives of Japan				[sources]
Education	College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University · Nihon University				[sources]
Source link	www.shugiin.go.jp				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Saitama 10th District (single-seat constituency), elected four times

— Japanese House of Representatives Members, 2025-10-13

Japanese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

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

Data sources

Japanese House of Representatives Members464

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,935

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,881

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