Taro Yamamoto

Taro Yamamoto
山本 太郎
Yamamoto in 2025
Leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi
Assumed office
1 April 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
25 July 2022 – 21 January 2026
Preceded byToshio Ogawa
Succeeded byVacant
ConstituencyTokyo at-large
In office
21 July 2013 – 21 July 2019
Preceded byTamayo Marukawa
Succeeded byAyaka Shiomura
ConstituencyTokyo at-large
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
31 October 2021 – 15 April 2022
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMari Kushibuchi
ConstituencyTokyo PR
Personal details
Born (1974-11-24) 24 November 1974
PartyReiwa Shinsengumi (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2011–2014)
People's Life (2014–2016)
Liberal (2016–2019)
OccupationPolitician
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Tarō Yamamoto (山本 太郎, Yamamoto Tarō; born 24 November 1974) is a Japanese politician and former actor, who is the founder and current leader of the anti-establishment political party Reiwa Shinsengumi. Yamamoto served in the House of Councillors representing Tokyo until his resignation in 2026, and previously served in the House of Representatives from 2021 to 2022. He unsuccessfully ran in the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election as a candidate under Reiwa.