Tamayo Marukawa

Tamayo Marukawa
丸川 珠代
Member of the House of Councillors for Tokyo at-large district
Assumed office
29 July 2007
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byMasako Ōkawara
Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
In office
18 February 2021 – 4 October 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded bySeiko Hashimoto
In office
3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byToshiaki Endo
Succeeded byShun'ichi Suzuki
Minister of the Environment
In office
7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYoshio Mochizuki
Succeeded byKoichi Yamamoto
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
In office
7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYoshio Mochizuki
Succeeded byKoichi Yamamoto
Personal details
Born (1971-01-19) 19 January 1971 (age 53)
Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Taku Otsuka
Children1[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationPolitician
former TV Announcer

Tamayo Marukawa (丸川 珠代, Marukawa Tamayo, born 19 January 1971) is a Japanese politician and former television presenter. She is a member of the House of Councillors of the National Diet since 2007. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Marukawa was Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games twice. The first time was for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from August 2016 until August 2017, and the second for Yoshihide Suga on 18 February 2021 to replace LDP lawmaker and retired Olympian Seiko Hashimoto.[2]

She is married to Taku Otsuka. He is also a member of the House of Representatives).[3]

References

  1. ↑ 丸川珠代議員が第1子の男児出産. 日刊スポーツ (in Japanese). 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Female ex-Olympic athlete Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Games chief". english.kyodonews.net. Kyodo News. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ↑ 丸川珠代「ＫＹ婚」に小泉“下ネタ”ジョークも 会期中、宮城内陸地震直後なのに…. ZAKZAK 芸能ニュース (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2016.