Kumiko Hayakawa
Kumiko Hayakawa | |
|---|---|
早川 久美子 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 30 August 2009 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Constituency | Tokyo PR |
| Member of the Katsushika Ward Assembly | |
| In office 2001–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1971 Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | California State University, Sacramento |
Kumiko Hayakawa (早川 久美子, Hayakawa Kumiko; born 18 January 1971) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1][2] She was elected for the first time in 2009.[3] Japanese media revealed that Hayakawa was a former swimsuit model and called her one of "Ozawa's girls" in reference to Ichirō Ozawa, the DPJ leader at the time.[4] In 2010 Hayakawa was part of a parliamentary delegation to President of the Republic of China Ma Ying-jeou.[5] In 2012 Hayakawa appeared as a ring girl at a professional boxing match.[6]
A native of Katsushika, Tokyo, she attended California State University, Sacramento.[1]
References
- 1 2 "プロフィル 早川久美子". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ "Kumiko Hayakawa: Profile". Democratic Party of Japan. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ Demetriou, Danielle (4 October 2009). "Meet the new, young and female faces causing a stir in Japanese politics". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ Brasor, Philip (20 September 2009). "The forgotten DPJ promise on women's rights". The Japan Times. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ "President Ma meets delegation of parliamentarians from the Democratic Party of Japan". Office of the President, Republic of China. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ "民主議員がラウンドガール リング上でヘソ出し姿 プロボクシング日本王座戦". Sankei News (in Japanese). 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.