is a Japanese
politician
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. He was a former leader of the
Democratic Party for the People
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In September 2020 a majority of the par ...
(DPP) and the
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(DP). A native of
Nagoya, Aichi,
he attended
Waseda University
, mottoeng = Independence of scholarship
, established = 21 October 1882
, type = Private
, endowment =
, president = Aiji Tanaka
, city = Shinjuku
, state = Tokyo
, country = Japan
, students = 47,959
, undergrad = 39,382
, postgrad ...
and received a Ph.D. in fiscal and monetary policies and reforms.
Afterwards, he worked at the
Bank of Japan from 1983 to 2000
before being elected to the
House of Councillors
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for the first time in
2001.
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
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*Botswana Democratic Party
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*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
leadership
After the
2017 general election, then-DP president
Seiji Maehara
is a Japanese politician and was the leader of the Democratic Party from 1 September 2017 until its dissolution later that month. faced intense criticism for his decision to disband the DP caucus in the
Lower House and forcing DP members to seek re-election as members of
Kibō no Tō
was a conservative political party in Japan founded by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. The party was founded just before the call of the 2017 general election. The party's ideology was mainly Japanese conservatism and nationalism.
Kibō no Tō ...
, the
CDP or as
independents.
As a result, Maehara resigned as DP president on 30 October 2017. Otsuka
was elected unopposed to succeed Maehara the following day.
In May 2018, Otsuka led the DP to merge with Kibō no Tō, forming the DPFP. Otsuka became the co-leader of the new party, along with Kibō leader
Yuichiro Tamaki
is a Japanese politician and the leader of the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP). He is a member of the House of Representatives, and a former leader of Kibō no Tō. Before joining Kibō, Tamaki was a member of the Democratic Party.
E ...
.
He chose not to run for a full 3-year term in the
DPP leadership election in September 2018.
References
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Waseda University alumni
Living people
1959 births
People from Nagoya
Democratic Party of Japan politicians
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