Yasuhiro Oe
Yasuhiro Oe is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.
Early life
Oe is a native of Tanabe, Wakayama. He graduated from Ashiya University and the Western Australia Institute of Technology.Political career
From 1979 Oe served in the assembly of Wakayama Prefecture for six terms.After running unsuccessfully for governorship of Wakayama Prefecture in 2000, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.
In May 2010, he joined the Happiness Realization Party, giving that group its first national political representative. He left the party six months later, and is currently a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.