Masaaki Yamazaki

Masaaki Yamazaki
山崎 正昭
President of the House of Councillors
In office 2 August 2013 – 25 July 2016
Preceded by	Kenji Hirata
Succeeded by	Chūichi Date
Vice President of the House of Councillors
In office 26 December 2012 – 2 August 2013
Preceded by	Hidehisa Otsuji
Succeeded by	Azuma Koshiishi
Member of House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 July 1992
Constituency	Fukui at-large
Personal details
Born	(1942-05-24) 24 May 1942 (age 82) Ōno, Fukui, Japan
Alma mater	Nihon University

Masaaki Yamazaki (山崎 正昭, Yamazaki Masaaki, born May 24, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as President of the House of Councillors from 2013 to 2016. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he has served as a member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet since 1992.