Kazumi Ota
Kazumi Ota | |
|---|---|
太田 和美 | |
Ota in 2023 | |
| Mayor of Kashiwa | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroyasu Akiyama |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 December 2014 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Southern Kanto PR |
| In office 23 April 2006 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Kazumi Matsumoto |
| Succeeded by | Takumi Nemoto |
| Constituency | Chiba 7th (2006–2009) Fukushima 2nd (2009–2012) |
| Member of the Chiba Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Constituency | Matsudo City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1979 Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | DPJ PLF TPJ LP JIP DP Kibō no Tō Reiwa Shinsengumi |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
Kazumi Ota (太田 和美, Ōta Kazumi; born August 28, 1979) is a Japanese politician who is the current mayor of Kashiwa. She has previously served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) from 2006 to 2012, and again from 2014 to 2017.
Political career
Kazumi Ota was elected to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly in 2005 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2006 during special by-elections in Chiba 7th district. During 2009 general elections that marked DPJ's landslide victory, Ota was re-elected in Fukushima 2nd district. She lost in 2012 national elections, got elected in 2014 and lost again in 2017.[1]
She once worked as a hostess, which in the past would have likely ignited a scandal but has not presently done so.
References
- 政治家情報 〜太田 和美〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- Tabuchi, Hiroko (July 28, 2009). "Young Japanese Women Vie for a Once-Scorned Job". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.