Taku Yamamoto
Taku Yamamoto | |
|---|---|
山本 拓 | |
 Official portrait, 2006 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan | |
| Assumed role 21 October 2025 | |
| Monarch | Naruhito |
| Prime Minister | Sanae Takaichi |
| Preceded by | Yoshiko Ishiba |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 9 November 2003 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Takamori Makino |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Fukui 2nd (2003–2014) Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR (2014–2021) |
| In office 18 February 1990 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Hajime Fukuda |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Fukui at-large |
| Member of the Fukui Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 22 April 1983 – 17 February 1990 | |
| Constituency | Sabae City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taku Yamamoto 7 July 1952 Sabae, Fukui, Japan |
| Party | LDP (until 1994; 2000–present) |
| Other political affiliations | NFP (1994–1996) Independent (1996–2000) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Hosei University |
| Occupation | Linguist • politician |
Taku Takaichi (高市 拓, Takaichi Taku; né Yamamoto; born 7 July 1952) is a Japanese politician who is the husband of the Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi who took office in 2025, and is the first male prime ministerial spouse of Japan. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party,[1] he was a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2021.
Political career
Yamamoto was a member of the House of Representatives until 2021, when he lost his seat. A native of Sabae, Fukui and graduate of Hosei University. He was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukui Prefecture in 1983, and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. After losing his seat in 1996, he ran unsuccessfully for the governorship of Fukui Prefecture in 1999. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in 2003.
Personal life
He married Sanae Takaichi, a fellow member of the House of Representatives, in 2004. Yamamoto's younger brother served as a parliamentary aide in her office. They agreed to a divorce in July 2017, with Takaichi citing differing political views and aspirations as the reason for the divorce.[2] However, they rekindled their marriage in December 2021,[3] and he adopted Takaichi's surname.[4] She became president of the Liberal Democratic Party[3] and ultimately prime minister of Japan in 2025, the first woman in the roles. Yamamoto was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2024[5] and suffered from a cerebral infarction in 2025, leaving the right side of his body unable to move. Takaichi serves as his carer.[6] His eldest son, Ken Yamamoto, serves as a prefectural assembly member in Fukui.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "山本拓氏が比例に転出 自民が福井の選挙区で調整". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "高市総務相「仮面夫婦」だった自民党の山本拓衆院議員と離婚 〈週刊朝日〉". AERA dot. (アエラドット) (in Japanese). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ a b 「週刊文春」編集部. "高市早苗政調会長の再婚 夫の山本拓・前衆院議員が「高市姓」に". 文春オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Takaichi taking office will herald arrival of Japan's first-ever first husband". The Japan Times. 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "Husband of Japan's 1st female PM says he wants to support her "stealthily"". Kyodo News. 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ^ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/af9853531264ce1c8d60f5cbf57ae9cfd2cbe9b0
- ^ https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/85558
External links
- Official website in Japanese.