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Ikko Nakatsuka

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Ikko Nakatsuka
中塚 一宏
Nakatsuka in 2012
Minister of State for Financial Services
In office
1 October 2012 – 26 December 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byTadahiro Matsushita
Succeeded byTaro Aso
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
31 August 2009 – 16 November 2012
Preceded byIkuzo Sakurai
Succeeded byTsuyoshi Hoshino
ConstituencyKanagawa 12th
In office
25 June 2000 – 8 August 2005
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byIkuzo Sakurai
ConstituencyKinki PR
Kanagawa 12th (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born (1965-04-04) 4 April 1965 (age 59)
Kyoto, Japan
Political partyDPJ (after 2003)
Other political
affiliations		LDP (before 1993)
JRP (1993–1994)
NFP (1994–1998)
LP (1998–2003)
Children2
Alma materKyoto University
WebsiteOfficial website

Ikko Nakatsuka (born 4 April 1965) is a Japanese politician, member of Democratic Party of Japan and former minister of state.

Early life and education

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Nakatsuka was born in Kyoto Prefecture on 4 April 1965.[1] He graduated with an engineering degree from Kyoto University in March 1990.[2]

Career

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Nakatsuka began his political career in the now-disestablished Shinshinto (New Frontier Party).[3] Next, he served as a policy staffer of the defunct Liberal Party established by Ichiro Ozawa.[4] He later joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 2003.[3] He has been serving as the party's vice secretary general and deputy policy chief since then.[3]

He served two times in the Japanese House of Representatives.[5] He was first elected in 2000.[1] In 2003, he was secondly elected to the house and appointed vice minister of economic and fiscal policy, finance.[1] In 2009, he was again elected. In September 2011, he became senior vice minister of cabinet affairs.[1][6] He served as senior vice Minister of State for Financial Services issues at the Cabinet Office until October 2012.[7] Nakatsuta was appointed Minister of State for Financial Services in the Noda Cabinet on 1 October 2012.[8][9][10] His term ended on 26 December 2012. Nakatsuka also lost his seat in the 2012 general elections.[11]

Personal life

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Nakatsuta is married and has two children.[12] He was lead singer in a band and participated in volunteer work during his university years.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Senior Vice-Minister". Cabinet Office. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Ikko Nakatsuka". Kantei. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Noda Cabinet". Japan Times. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Profiles of ten new ministers in Noda's Reshuffled Cabinet". The Yomiuri Shimbun. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Ikko Nakatsuka". Democratic Party of Japan. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Japan's Noda appoints 22 senior vice ministers, eyeing party unity". Japan Policy & Politics. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. ^ "New Cabinet faces tough issues / Social security, other economic problems top new finance chief's agenda". Daily Yomiuri Online. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Mitsui, Nakatsuka to Join Noda's Reshuffled Cabinet". Jiji Press. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  9. ^ "List of Ministers". Kantei. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Noda adds new faces to Cabinet". The Yomiuri Shimbun. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  11. ^ Kana Inagaki (17 December 2012). "Japanese Election: The Biggest Losers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Ikko Nakatsuta". Global Leadership Project. Retrieved 4 October 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
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