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Kohei Otsuka

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Kohei Otsuka
大塚 耕平
Leader of the Democratic Party for the People
In office
7 May 2018 ? 4 September 2018
Co-leading with Yuichiro Tamaki
Preceded by Party established
Succeeded by Yuichiro Tamaki
President of the Democratic Party
In office
31 October 2017 ? 7 May 2018
Preceded by Seiji Maehara
Succeeded by Party dissolved
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
23 July 2001
Preceded by Makiko Suehiro
Constituency Aichi
Personal details
Born ( 1959-10-05 ) 5 October 1959 (age 64)
Nagoya , Aichi
Political party DPP
Other political
affiliations 		DPJ (2000?2016, merger)
DP (2016?2018, merger)
Alma mater Waseda University ( PhD )
Website https://ohtsuka-kohei.jp/

Kohei Otsuka ( 大塚 耕平 , ?tsuka K?hei , born 5 October 1959) is a Japanese politician . He was a former leader of the Democratic Party for the People (DPP) and the Democratic Party (DP). [1] A native of Nagoya, Aichi , [2] he attended Waseda University and received a Ph.D. in fiscal and monetary policies and reforms. [3] Afterwards, he worked at the Bank of Japan from 1983 to 2000 [3] before being elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 . [2]

Democratic Party leadership [ edit ]

After the 2017 general election , then-DP president Seiji Maehara faced intense criticism for his decision to disband the DP caucus in the Lower House and forcing DP members to seek re-election as members of Kib? no T? , the CDP or as independents . [4] As a result, Maehara resigned as DP president on 30 October 2017. Otsuka was elected unopposed to succeed Maehara the following day. [4]

In May 2018, Otsuka led the DP to merge with Kib? no T?, forming the DPFP. Otsuka became the co-leader of the new party, along with Kib? leader Yuichiro Tamaki . [5] He chose not to run for a full 3-year term in the DPP leadership election in September 2018 .

He stated his intent to leave the party in 2024, citing his want to run for Mayor of Nagoya . This comes after Seiji Maehara and a group of others defected from the DPP due to party leader Yuichiro Tamaki ambivalent stance on if he wishes to join the LDP government or continue as an opposition member. [6]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Democratic Party selects Otsuka as new party president：The Asahi Shimbun" . Archived from the original on 8 July 2018 . Retrieved 1 December 2017 .
  2. ^ a b "大塚 耕平（おおつか こうへい）：?議院" .
  3. ^ a b 政治家情報 ?大塚 耕平? . JANJAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 October 2007 . Retrieved 25 October 2007 .
  4. ^ a b "DP taps Upper House member Kohei Otsuka as new party president" . 31 October 2017.
  5. ^ "New opposition party lacking in numbers after 2 parties merge" . Asahi Shimbun . 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019 . Retrieved 7 May 2018 .
  6. ^ "?民民主代表代行の大塚耕平氏、離?へ…名古屋市長選に立候補予定" . yomiuri . Yomiuri Shimbun. 17 March 2024 . Retrieved 20 March 2024 .


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