Naomi Yamamoto (born 1960 or 1961) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the electoral district of North Vancouver-Lonsdale from 2009 to 2017.

[2] 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.

[16] Yamamoto expressed interest in pursuing a career in provincial politics in June 2008, when there was speculation that long-time North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Daniel Jarvis was going to retire.

In the subsequent BC Liberal Party nomination meeting for the riding, Yamamoto was challenged by former Member of Parliament Don Bell and former Vancouver city councillor Jennifer Clarke.

[2][26][27] In the 39th Parliament, Yamamoto's BC Liberal Party formed a majority government, and she was named to Premier Gordon Campbell's cabinet as Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations.

She helped coordinate the provincial government response to the US state of Montana and the United Nations concerning resource extraction in Flathead River Valley that was impacting the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park; the province implemented a short term ban on mining and oil/gas extraction, followed a permanent ban in a designated area with the Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act in 2011.

[32][33] She was a strong advocate of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST),[34][35] as she had been lobbying in favour of its introduction in BC for years prior to running for political office.

[37] Just prior to his resignation, Premier Campbell shuffled his cabinet in October 2010, moving Yamamoto to the new role of Minister of State for Building Code Renewal.

[28][29] In this position she was to oversee the modernization of the provincial building code with considerations given to new techniques and technologies, as well as reconciling provisions for single- and multi-family dwellings.

In May 2012, with her father in attendance, Yamamoto introduced the province of British Columbia's formal apology for its role in the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II.