Tamayo Marukawa | |
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丸川 珠代 | |
Member of the House of Councillors for Tokyo At-large district | |
Assumed office 29 July 2007 |
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Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | |
Assumed office August 3, 2016 |
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Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Toshiaki Endo |
Minister of the Environment | |
In office October 7, 2015 – August 3, 2016 |
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Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Yoshio Mochizuki |
Succeeded by | Koichi Yamamoto |
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | |
Assumed office October 7, 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Yoshio Mochizuki |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
19 January 1971
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Taku Otsuka |
Children | 1 boy Born on 26 June 2012 |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Occupation |
Politician former TV Announcer |
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 on October 2009.
She graduated from the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Economics degree in 1993.
She is married to Taku Otsuka (a member of the House of Representatives). Their wedding ceremony was held in Meiji Shrine on June 16, 2008.