Taku Otsuka

Taku Otsuka
大塚 拓
Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo proportional representation block
In office
September 13 2005  July 21 2009
Member of the House of Representatives for Saitama Prefecture 9th electoral district
Assumed office
December 18 2012
Personal details
Born (1973-06-14) 14 June 1973
Tokyo, Japan
Political party Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Tamayo Marukawa
Children 1 boy
Born on (2012-06-26) 26 June 2012[1]
Alma mater Keio University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
(Harvard University)

Taku Otsuka (大塚 拓 Ōtsuka Taku, born June 14, 1973) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet (national legislature of Japan). A native of Tokyo, he graduated from Keio University with the bachelor's degree in Political Science in March 1997. In April 1997, he got a job in The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ). After retiring from that in March 2003, he started managing real estate in order to earn studying in the United States and caring for his father. In July 2003, he participated in summer program of Stanford University. In June 2005, he received a master's degree in Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

He is married to Tamayo Marukawa (a member of the House of Councillors and former announcer of TV Asahi). Their wedding ceremony was held in Meiji Shrine on June 16, 2008.[2]

References

  1. "丸川珠代議員が第1子の男児出産". 日刊スポーツ (in Japanese). June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  2. "丸川珠代「KY婚」に小泉“下ネタ”ジョークも 会期中、宮城内陸地震直後なのに…". ZAKZAK 芸能ニュース (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. June 17, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2016.

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