Kazuko Kori | |
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郡 和子 | |
![]() Kori in 2010 | |
Mayor of Sendai | |
Assumed office 22 August 2017 | |
Preceded by | Emiko Okuyama |
Parliamentary group | Democratic Party of Japan |
Constituency | Miyagi |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 12 September 2005 – 9 July 2017 | |
Monarch | Akihito |
Prime Minister |
Junichirō Koizumi Shinzō Abe Tarō Asō Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda |
Personal details | |
Born | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | March 31, 1957
Political party |
Independent Democratic Party of Japan (formerly)[ when?] |
Alma mater | Tohoku Gakuin University |
Kazuko Kori (郡 和子, Kōri Kazuko, born 31 March 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Sendai. [1] She was formerly a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served in the House of Representatives. A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a TV broadcaster. [2]
Kazuko Kori | |
---|---|
郡 和子 | |
![]() Kori in 2010 | |
Mayor of Sendai | |
Assumed office 22 August 2017 | |
Preceded by | Emiko Okuyama |
Parliamentary group | Democratic Party of Japan |
Constituency | Miyagi |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 12 September 2005 – 9 July 2017 | |
Monarch | Akihito |
Prime Minister |
Junichirō Koizumi Shinzō Abe Tarō Asō Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda |
Personal details | |
Born | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | March 31, 1957
Political party |
Independent Democratic Party of Japan (formerly)[ when?] |
Alma mater | Tohoku Gakuin University |
Kazuko Kori (郡 和子, Kōri Kazuko, born 31 March 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Sendai. [1] She was formerly a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served in the House of Representatives. A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a TV broadcaster. [2]