Masakatsu Koike

Masakatsu Koike (小池 正勝, Koike Masakatsu; born January 17, 1952 in Itabashi, Tokyo) is a former Japanese politician. He served as a member of the House of Councillors representing the Tokushima at-large district as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Masakatsu Koike
小池 正勝
Official portrait, 2007
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 26 July 2004 – 25 July 2010
Preceded by	Kiseko Takahashi
Succeeded by	Yūsuke Nakanishi
Constituency	Tokushima at-large
Mayor of Tokushima
In office 4 March 1993 – 5 March 2004
Preceded by	Toshiji Miki
Succeeded by	Hideki Hara
Personal details
Born	(1952-01-17) 17 January 1952 (age 73) Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic (2004–2010)
Other political affiliations	Independent (1993–2004) New Renaissance (2010)
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Political career

1975	Graduated from the University of Tokyo. Entered the Ministry of Construction.
1993	Became the Mayor of Tokushima, Tokushima.
2004	Became a member of the Diet.

See also

• Referendum
• Yoshino River

External links

• (in Japanese) Official website

House of Councillors
Preceded by Kiseko Takahashi	Councillor for Tokushima 2004 – present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Toshiji Miki	Mayor of Tokushima, Tokushima 1993 – 2004	Succeeded by Hideki Hara
Preceded by Osamu Uno Yasuhide Nakayama Yukiko Sakamoto	Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs 2007–2008 Served alongside: Osamu Uno, Yasuhide Nakayama	Succeeded by Masahiko Shibayama Yasutoshi Nishimura Nobuhide Minorikawa