Akira Koike
| Akira Koike 小池 晃 |
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Akira Koike speaking in Shinjuku, 2010
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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Assumed office 12 July 1998 – 25 July 2010 29 July 2013 - |
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| Secretariat head of the JCP | |
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Assumed office 11 April 2016 - |
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| JCP vice chair | |
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June 9, 1960 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Japanese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Tohoku University |
| Website | www |
Akira Koike (小池 晃 Koike Akira?, born June 9, 1960) is a Japanese politician, who is the secretariat head and vice chair of the Japanese Communist Party. He also serves as a member of the House of Councillors for the party.
As well as a politician, Koike is a physician, specializing in gastroenterology, and is a member of the Japanese Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.
Koike was a candidate in the 2011 gubernatorial election in Tokyo, but was defeated by incumbent Shintaro Ishihara who won his fourth term.
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