Akira Matsu
松 あきら
Member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet
Assumed office
1995
Personal details
BornDecember 3, 1947
Kanagawa Prefecture
Political partyNew Komeito Party
OccupationJapanese politician
Akira Matsu along with other New Komeito

Akira Matsu (松 あきら, Matsu Akira, born December 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).[1] A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and former member of Takarazuka Revue, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a candidate for the New Frontier Party. She lost her re-election in July 2007 but in September 2007 took over the seat in the house that was vacated when Yutaka Kobayashi, a member of the house, resigned.

Her husband Tomoo Nishikawa is a lawyer and a former Representative of Japan.

References

  1. Inc, Active Interest Media (May 1965). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)


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