Kazuko Kōri

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Kazuko Kori (郡 和子, Kōri Kazuko, born 31 March 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Sendai.[1] She was formerly a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served in the House of Representatives. A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a TV broadcaster.[2]

Kazuko Kori
郡 和子
Kori in 2010
Mayor of Sendai
Assumed office
22 August 2017
Preceded byEmiko Okuyama
Parliamentary groupDemocratic Party of Japan
ConstituencyMiyagi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
12 September 2005 – 9 July 2017
MonarchAkihito
Prime MinisterJunichirō Koizumi
Shinzō Abe
Tarō Asō
Yukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
Yoshihiko Noda
Personal details
Born (1957-03-31) March 31, 1957 (age 67)
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Political partyIndependent
Democratic Party of Japan (formerly)[when?]
Alma materTohoku Gakuin University

References

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  1. ^ "Sendai elects opposition-backed Kori as next mayor, dealing another blow to Abe's LDP". The Japan Times Online. 24 July 2017. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ 政治家情報 〜郡 和子〜. [ザ・選挙] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
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