Tamayo Marukawa (丸川 珠代, Marukawa Tamayo, born 19 January 1971 in Kobe, Hyōgo) is a Japanese politician and former announcer of TV Asahi, who serves as a member of the House of Councillors of the National Diet (parliament of Japan). She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. She served as the head of the Women's Affairs Office of the LDP in October 2009.
Tamayo Marukawa | |
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丸川 珠代 | |
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| Member of the House of Councillors for Tokyo at-large district | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Masako Ōkawara |
| Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | |
| In office 18 February 2021 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Seiko Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Noriko Horiuchi |
| In office 3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Toshiaki Endo |
| Succeeded by | Shun'ichi Suzuki |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Yoshio Mochizuki |
| Succeeded by | Koichi Yamamoto |
| Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | |
| In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Yoshio Mochizuki |
| Succeeded by | Koichi Yamamoto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1971 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Taku Otsuka |
| Children | 1[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation | Politician former TV Announcer |
She graduated from the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Economics degree in 1993.[2]
The 2007 House of Councillors election marked her entry into politics. The documentary film "Pictures at an Election" covers some of her campaign.[3]
She is married to Taku Otsuka (a member of the House of Representatives). Their wedding ceremony was held in Meiji Shrine on 16 June 2008.[4]
Marukawa has served twice as Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. She first served in the role under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from August 2016 until August 2017. She was named to the post a second time by Yoshihide Suga on 18 February 2021 to replace fellow LDP lawmaker and former Olympian Seiko Hashimoto, who had resigned from her Cabinet post in order to take over as President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee.[5]
She was affiliated with the nationalist organisation Nippon Kaigi.[6]
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Profile on LDP website (in Japanese)