Akira Koike

Akira Koike
小池 晃
Akira Koike speaking in Shinjuku, 2010
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
29 July 2013
In office
12 July 1998 – 25 July 2010
Secretary-General of the Japanese Communist Party
Assumed office
11 April 2016
Vice Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party
Personal details
Born (1960-06-09) 9 June 1960 (age 64)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyJapanese Communist Party
Alma materTohoku University
Websitewww.a-koike.gr.jp

Akira Koike (小池 晃, Koike Akira, born 9 June 1960) is a Japanese politician and physician who is the secretary-general and vice chair of the Japanese Communist Party. He also serves as a member of the House of Councillors for the party.[1]

  1. ^ JCP elects new leadership.
    JCP official website [English version]. Published 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.