Seiji Osaka Explained

Seiji Ōsaka
Office:Deputy Leader of the
Constitutional Democratic Party
Leader:Kenta Izumi
Term Start:30 November 2021
Predecessor:Akira Nagatsuma
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start1:15 December 2014
Constituency1:Hokkaido-8th
Predecessor1:Kazuo Maeda
Term Start2:12 September 2005
Term End2:16 November 2012
Constituency2:Hokkaido-8th (2009–2012)
Hokkaido PR (2005–2009)
Office3:Mayor of Niseko
Term Start4:November 1994
Term End4:29 August 2005
Predecessor4:Tomio Watanabe
Successor4:Ryūichi Satō
Birth Date:1959 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan
Alma Mater:Hokkaido University
Party:CDP
Otherparty:DP (2016–2017, split)
DPJ (2005–2016, merger)
Independent (1994–2005)
Nationality:Japanese
Website:Official website

is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1] He represents Hokkaido's 8th district. He was a member of the Democratic Party. While he joined the CDP on the day it was formed, he ran on an independent ticket in the 2017 general election.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Opposition grills gov't over Kake vet school approval, calling it non-qualified. Mainichi Shimbun. 16 November 2017.
  2. News: CDP looking for allies; Koike won't step down; Maehara to quit. 24 October 2017. Asahi Shimbun. 19 November 2017. 24 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171024163327/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201710240049.html. dead.