Kazuko Kōri

Kazuko Kori
郡 和子
Kori in 2010
Mayor of Sendai
Assumed office
22 August 2017
Monarch Akihito
Prime Minister Shinzō Abe
Parliamentary group Democratic Party of Japan
Constituency Miyagi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
12 September 2005 – 9 July 2017
Monarch Akihito
Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi
Shinzō Abe
Tarō Asō
Yukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
Yoshihiko Noda
Personal details
Born (1957-03-31) March 31, 1957
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Political party Independent
Democratic Party of Japan (formerly)
Alma mater Tohoku Gakuin University

Kazuko Kori (郡 和子, Kōri Kazuko, born 31 March 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Sendai.[1] She was formerly a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served in the House of Representatives. A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a TV broadcaster.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/24/national/politics-diplomacy/opposition-backed-candidate-kori-wins-sendai-mayors-race-dealing-another-apparent-blow-abe/#.WXVIwtPyto4
  2. ↑ 政治家情報 〜郡 和子〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-20. External link in |work= (help)


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