Koji Matsui (politician)

Kōji Matsui
松井 孝治
Kōji Matsui
Kōji Matsui
Member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet
In office
2001–2013
27th Mayor of Kyoto
Assumed office
25 February 2024
Preceded byDaisaku Kadokawa
Personal details
Born (1960-04-25) April 25, 1960 (age 63)
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Party of Japan
EducationUniversity of Tokyo
Websitehttps://matsuikoji.kyoto/

Kōji Matsui (松井 孝治, Matsui Kōji, born April 24, 1960) is a Japanese politician. Matsui was a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet from Kyoto at-large district for two terms between 2001 and 2013, as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. In 2024 he was elected Mayor of Kyoto.[1]

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With Hirofumi Hirano, Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan (September 18, 2009)

A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, receiving a master's degree from Northwestern University while in the ministry. Leaving the ministry in 2000, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001. Between 2009–2010 he was Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Hatoyama Cabinet.

References

  1. ^ "Koji Matsui Wins 1st Term as Kyoto Mayor". The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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