Keiji Kokuta

Keiji Kokuta
Kokuta in 2023
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
18 July 1993 – 9 October 2024
ConstituencyKyoto 1st (1993–1996)
Kinki PR (1996–2024)
Member of the Kyoto City Assembly
In office
1987–1991
ConstituencyKita Ward
Personal details
Born (1947-01-11) 11 January 1947
Mizusawa, Iwate, Japan
Political partyCommunist
Alma materRitsumeikan University
Websitekokuta-keiji.jp

Keiji Kokuta (穀田 恵二, Kokuta Keiji; born 11 January 1947) is a Japanese politician and a former member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party. He served 10 terms in the Japanese House of Representatives.[1]

He has served as a member of various committees, including the Budget Committee, the Committee on Local Administration, the Special Committee on Disaster Prevention, and the Special Committee on Ethical Elections. He is currently the Chairman of the Party's Diet Strategy Committee, Chairman of the Election Strategy Committee, a member of the Permanent Executive Committee, and the head of the Committee for the Promotion of Traditional Crafts.[2]

References

  1. ^ "共産・穀田恵二氏が次期衆院選に立候補せず 政界を引退へ". Kyoto Shimbun (in Japanese). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "profil". Kokuta Keiji. n.d.