Akira Koike
| Akira Koike 小池 晃 | |
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 Akira Koike speaking in Shinjuku, January 2013 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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Assumed office 12 July 1998 – 25 July 2010 29 July 2013 - | |
| Secretariat head of the JCP | |
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Assumed office 11 April 2016 - | |
| JCP vice chair | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 9, 1960 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Japanese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Tohoku University |
| Website |
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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.
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
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Akira Koike on Twitter
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