Masatada Tsuchiya
Masatada Tsuchiya (土屋 正忠 Tsuchiya Masatada) is a Japanese politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives of Japan since the September 2005 general election. He resigned his position as mayor of Musashino, Tokyo in order to run against the Deputy President of the Democratic Party of Japan, Naoto Kan, for the seat of Tokyo Constituency No. 18. Although he lost in the run-off, he was still elected under the party-list proportional representation system. At age 63, he was the oldest among the 83 currently serving Liberal Democratic Party members upon election.
External links
- The website of Masatada Tsuichiya
- "Cable TV accused of bias / Tokyo broadcaster criticized for coverage of political figure". The Daily Yomiuri. May 14, 2006.
- "Koizumi launches campaign before Sept 11 elections". AFP, Tokyo. August 30, 2005.
- "Koizumi tells new LDP elects not to represent specific interests." Kyodo News International, Inc. September 26, 2005.
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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| Preceded by N/A |
Member of the House of Representatives from Tokyo PR block 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by Naoto Kan |
Member of the House of Representatives from Tokyo 18th district (single-member) 2012– |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Masanobu Fujimoto |
Mayor of Musashino 1983–2005 |
Succeeded by Morimasa Murakami |
| Preceded by Kazuo Yoshino (Mayor of Fuchū) |
Chairman of the conference of Tokyo's city mayors 1996–1998 |
Succeeded by Chiaki Usui (Mayor of Tama) |
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