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Taku Yamamoto (山本 拓, Yamamoto Taku; 7 July 1952), legally Taku Takaichi (高市 拓, Takaichi Taku), is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is the husband of Sanae Takaichi, who has served as the Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party since 2025. He is the first male prime ministerial spouse.
| House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
| Preceded byToshio Kojima | Chair, Lower House Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues 2007–2008 | Succeeded byTakuji Yanagimoto |
| Preceded byYuji Yamamoto | Chair, Lower House Committee on Discipline 2012 | Succeeded byShoichi Kondo |
| Preceded byOkiharu Yasuoka | Chair, Lower House Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues 2012–2014 | Succeeded byKatsuei Hirasawa |
| Preceded byOkiharu Yasuoka | Chair, Lower House Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law 2014–2016 | Succeeded byKoichi Yamamoto |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byMitsuhiro Miyakoshi, Issui Miura | Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2006–2007 Served alongside: Masayuki Kunii | Succeeded byMasahiro Imamura, Hiromi Iwanaga |
| Unofficial roles | ||
| Preceded byYoshiko Ishiba | Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan 2025–present | Incumbent |