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Naomi Yamamoto (born 1960 or 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. She was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale. Yamamoto's party formed a majority government in the 39th Parliament and Premier Gordon Campbell included her in his cabinet, between June 2009 and October 2010, as Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations, and then as Minister of State for Building Code Renewal between October 2010 and March 2011. Following the 2011 BC Liberal leadership election, in which Yamamoto endorsed George Abbott, the new Premier, Christy Clark, promoted Yamamoto to Minister of Advanced Education. Yamamoto has introduced one piece of legislation, the ''Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011'',〔(Bill 18 )〕 which sought to implement several measures, including expanding the Personal Education Number system which tracks students in the BC educational system to also include private educational institutions, specifying that board members of colleges and universities are to act in the best interests of the institution, and updating the Architectural Institute of BC's dispute resolution process. The bill was introduced on November 3, 2011, but was not adopted before the winter break. Prior to her election to the legislature, Yamamoto owned and operated a business that started as a specialty shop for laser printing but evolved to focus on design and had created props for the television and film industry. She spent time on the governing boards of Capilano College, the North Shore Credit Union, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, and the Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation. She completed one term as president of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce and worked as the president and general manager of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce from 2007 until she was elected as MLA. ==Background== Yamamoto is a third-generation Japanese-Canadian. Both her parents were born in Vancouver, but were interned in the Kootenays for part of World War II. Yamamoto was also born in Vancouver and grew up with one brother and one sister, who all moved to North Vancouver in 1970. Her father had instilled in her an appreciation of outdoor activities, such as fishing, trail running, and cycling, which turned into lifelong hobbies. She graduated, in 1982, from the University of British Columbia where she studied film and television production.〔 Then she went to work at her family's Japan Camera outlet for seven years.〔 In 1988, along with a business partner, she opened her own company, Lasercolor Design & Printing, which specialized in laser printing. With a growing clientele in the film and television industry who needed props, the business was renamed Lasercolor Business Graphics and Props.〔 As laser printing became more common, the company was renamed again to Tora Design, focusing more on the design aspect. She started volunteering at the North Shore Neighbourhood House, which assisted seniors and at-risk children. She was active with the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and served one tern (1997–98) as president of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce. She spent six years, beginning in 1995, on the Capilano College board of governors and eleven years, beginning in 1998, on the North Shore Credit Union board of directors as well as eight years, beginning in 2001, on the Vancouver Coastal Health board of directors. In 1998 she helped organize a BC-specific economic summit and participate in a provincial government task force examining how to improve the province's economy. All her activities were recognized by the Vancouver Board of Trade, in 2000, with the Women in the Spotlight Award and by the newspaper Business in Vancouver, in 2003, with their Influential Women in Business Award. She also served on the board of directors for the Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists, beginning in 2004. In February 2007 she started work as the president and general manager of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, a position she kept until she was elected as MLA. As president of the NV Chamber of Commerce she supported the introduction of the carbon tax and opposed a proposal for introducing a statutory holiday in February. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Naomi Yamamoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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