Taro Yamamoto

Taro Yamamoto
山本 太郎
Yamamoto in 2022
Leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 April 2019
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 July 2022
Constituency	Tokyo
In office 21 July 2013 – 21 July 2019
Constituency	Tokyo
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 31 October 2021 – 15 April 2022
Succeeded by	Mari Kushibuchi
Constituency	Tokyo proportional representation block
Personal details
Born	(1974-11-24) 24 November 1974 (age 49) Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Political party	Reiwa Shinsengumi (2019–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2011–2014) People's Life Party (2014–2016) Liberal Party (2016–2019)
Occupation	Politician

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 as a member of the House of Councillors from 2013 to 2019 for Tokyo, initially as an independent and later as member of the People's Life Party / Liberal Party. He was a candidate in the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election, as a member of Reiwa Shinsengumi.