Honourable Naomi Yamamoto
Naomi Yamamoto was elected as MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale in the 2009 general provincial election.
Minister Yamamoto has been the president and owner of Tora Design Group in North Vancouver for 21 years, and for the past two years she has been with the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce as president and general manager.
Recently, she served on the board of the North Shore Credit Union and the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, and was president of the Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation. As well, she represented the North Vancouver Chamber on the North Shore 2010 Spirit Committee and Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism Association Board.
In 1994, Minister Yamamoto served as chair of the BC Chamber of Commerce. She completed a six-year term on the board of Capilano College, with the last three years as chair. She also enjoyed six years as a director of the North Shore Neighbourhood House.
In 2005, Naomi was appointed as an inaugural member of the Premier’s Small Business Roundtable.
