Otokita Shun is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the National Diet in the House of Councillors for Nippon Ishin no Kai from the Tokyo at-large district.[1] He is now serving as chair of the party's parliamentary policy bureau.[2][3]
Otokita Shun | |
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| Born | September 21, 1983 Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Personal life
editOtokita was born on September 21, 1983, in Tokyo. He attended and graduated from Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics in Tokyo.[4] He is married to Miyoshi Yurika, a local politician in Kōtō.[5] The couple has an arrangement which allows him to be non-monogamous according to Shūkan Bunshun.[6]
After graduating from Waseda, he worked for LVMH.
Political career
editOtokita was elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in 2013. In the prefectural assembly, he was a member of Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko's Tomin First no Kai.[7] He was first elected to the National Diet as a member of the House of Councillors in 2019 as a candidate for Nippon Ishin no Kai. He was reelected in 2022.
He is expected to for the House of Representatives in the Tokyo 1st district covering the wards of Chiyoda and Shinjuku during the upcoming lower house election.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Mr.OTOKITA Shun：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "維新・馬場幹事長、共同代表に 幹事長は衆院当選2回の藤田氏 ｜ 共同通信". 2021-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "政調会長は音喜多氏が兼任 維新国会議員団人事を了承". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "プロフィール". おときた駿 公式サイト (in Japanese). 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "【ご報告】私たちは家族になって、恋人になって、また家族に戻るの". おときた駿 公式サイト (in Japanese). 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ 哲史, 新田 (2018-10-29). "【特報】音喜多氏の会派分裂へ：文春報道巡る内紛か（追記あり）". アゴラ 言論プラットフォーム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ 和弘, 青山. "「小池さんは生きてる限り諦めるなんてことはない」永田町で燻る〈小池都知事＝ポスト岸田説〉を元側近・維新音喜多氏が分析". 文春オンライン. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Ninivaggi, Gabriele (2024-03-18). "Can Nippon Ishin no Kai make inroads in Tokyo?". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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