Akira Koike | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Office: | Member of the House of Councillors |
Term Start1: | 12 July 1998 |
Term End1: | 25 July 2010 |
Term Start: | 29 July 2013 |
Office2: | Secretary-General of the Japanese Communist Party |
Term Start2: | 11 April 2016 |
Office3: | Vice Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party |
Birth Date: | 9 June 1960 |
Birth Place: | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
Alma Mater: | Tohoku University |
Party: | Japanese Communist Party |
is a Japanese politician and physician who is the secretary-general and vice chair of the Japanese Communist Party. He also serves as a member of the House of Councillors for the party.[1]
Akira was born on 6 June 1960 in Setagaya, Tokyo. He attended Ōnoden Elementary School, Shiritsu Daiyon Junior High School, and Komaba High School. He graduated from the Tohoku University School of Medicine in March 1987.[2]