Akira Matsu

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Akira Matsu
松 あきら
File:Akira Matsu.jpg
Member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet
Assumed office
1995
Personal details
BornDecember 3, 1947
Kanagawa Prefecture
Political partyNew Komeito Party
OccupationJapanese politician
File:Akira Matsu of New Komeito.jpg
Akira Matsu along with other New Komeito

Akira Matsu (松 あきら, Matsu Akira, born December 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and former member of Takarazuka Revue, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a candidate for the New Frontier Party. She lost her re-election in July 2007 but in September 2007 took over the seat in the house that was vacated when Yutaka Kobayashi, a member of the house, resigned. Her husband Tomoo Nishikawa is a lawyer and a former Representative of Japan.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜松 あきら〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ・選挙] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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House of Councillors
Preceded by Councillor for Kanagawa's At-large district
1995–2007
2007–
Served alongside: Kiyoharu Ishiwata, Yutaka Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Saito, Yoriko Kawaguchi, Masashi Mito, Hiroe Makiyama
Incumbent