濱田剛史

Takeshi Hamada is a Japanese politician and lawyer currently serving as the Mayor of Takatsuki, a position he has held since 2011. Born in Yao, Osaka, he worked as a company employee before passing the bar exam and serving as a public prosecutor in the Osaka and Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Offices. After transitioning to private practice as a lawyer in 2002, he entered local politics and has been re-elected four times. In 2021, he was appointed as the chairman of the Core Cities Mayors' Association.