Takashi Ōtsuka
Takashi Ōtsuka | |
|---|---|
大塚 高司 | |
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 16 December 2012 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Jōji Uruma |
| Constituency | Kinki PR (2012–2014) Osaka 8th (2014–2021) |
| In office 11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kansei Nakano |
| Succeeded by | Kansei Nakano |
| Constituency | Osaka 8th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1964 Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Otemon Gakuin University |
Takashi Ōtsuka (大塚 高司, Ōtsuka Takashi, born September 11, 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Early life
[edit]A native of Osaka, Ōtsuka graduated from Otemon Gakuin University.
Political career
[edit]Ōtsuka was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.[1][2] He has been a member of the house ever since.
Controversies
[edit]On January 18, 2021, 10 days after the declaration of state emergency due to COVID-19,[3] Ōtsuka was spotted violating lockdown rules by visiting a restaurant and two hostess bars at night.[4] After an attempted cover-up, he was eventually led to resign from his Diet post, but remained as a lawmaker.[5]
LDP Profile
[edit]- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
- Member, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HR
- Director, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs, HR
- Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
- Deputy Director, Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Division, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Japan-Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship Association
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "日本会議の全貌——知られざる巨大組織の実態" Yoshifumi Tawara、2016/06/17。ISBN 9784763407818
- ^ "日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。ISBN 9784865720105
- ^ "新型コロナウイルス感染症に関する知事メッセージ（1月8日）｜東京都".
- ^ "Komeito lawmaker quits over hostess bar visit amid virus emergency". February 2021.
- ^ "Komeito lawmaker quits over hostess bar visit amid virus emergency". February 2021.
- 政治家情報 〜大塚 高司〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - Profile on LDP website: jimin.jp/english/profile/members/121003.html Archived 2020-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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