Akira Matsu
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Akira Matsu | |
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松 あきら | |
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Member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet | |
Assumed office 1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | December 3, 1947 Kanagawa Prefecture |
Political party | New Komeito Party |
Occupation | Japanese politician |
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Akira Matsu (松 あきら, Matsu Akira, born December 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and former member of Takarazuka Revue, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a candidate for the New Frontier Party. She lost her re-election in July 2007 but in September 2007 took over the seat in the house that was vacated when Yutaka Kobayashi, a member of the house, resigned.
Her husband Tomoo Nishikawa is a lawyer and a former Representative of Japan.
References
[edit]- 政治家情報 〜松 あきら〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ・選挙] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)