Tamayo Marukawa
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 |
| 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(s) | Taku Otsuka |
| Children | 1[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation | Politician former TV Announcer |
Tamayo Marukawa (丸川 珠代, Marukawa Tamayo, born 19 January 1971) is a Japanese politician and former television presenter. She is a member of the House of Councillors of the National Diet since 2007. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Marukawa was Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games twice. The first time was for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from August 2016 until August 2017, and the second for Yoshihide Suga on 18 February 2021 to replace LDP lawmaker and retired Olympian Seiko Hashimoto.[2]
She is married to Taku Otsuka. He is also a member of the House of Representatives).[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 丸川珠代議員が第1子の男児出産. 日刊スポーツ (in Japanese). 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "Female ex-Olympic athlete Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Games chief". english.kyodonews.net. Kyodo News. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ↑ 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. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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