Akira Koike
Appearance
Akira Koike 小池 晃 | |
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Member of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office 12 July 1998 – 25 July 2010 29 July 2013 - | |
Secretariat head of the JCP | |
Assumed office 11 April 2016 - | |
JCP vice chair | |
Personal details | |
Born | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | June 9, 1960
Political party | Japanese Communist Party |
Alma mater | Tohoku University |
Website | www |
Akira Koike (小池 晃, Koike Akira, born June 9, 1960) is a Japanese politician, who is the secretariat head and vice chair of the Japanese Communist Party. He also serves as a member of the House of Councillors for the party.[1]
As well as a politician, Koike is a physician, specializing in gastroenterology, and is a member of the Japanese Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.[citation needed]
Koike was a candidate in the 2011 gubernatorial election in Tokyo,[2] but was defeated by incumbent Shintaro Ishihara who won his fourth term.
References
- ^ JCP elects new leadership.
JCP official website [English version]. Published 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016. - ^ JCP to back Koike in Tokyo governorship election in April+ Breitbart.com
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