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Tomio Okamura | |
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| Deputy President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 24 November 2017 – 21 October 2021 | |
| Leader of Freedom and Direct Democracy | |
| Assumed office 4 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Leader of Dawn of Direct Democracy | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 5 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Marek Černoch |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2013 | |
| Senator from Zlín | |
| In office 20 October 2012 – 26 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jana Juřenčáková |
| Succeeded by | Patrik Kunčar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1972 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Dawn of Direct Democracy (2013–2015) Freedom and Direct Democracy (2015–present) |
| Relatives | Hayato Okamura (brother) Osamu Okamura (brother) |
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| Website | www |
Tomio Okamura (岡村 富夫, Okamura Tomio, born 4 July 1972)[1] is a Czech far-right[2][3][4] politician and entrepreneur. He founded the Czech political parties Dawn of Direct Democracy and Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD). Since October 2013, he has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (MP), initially for Dawn of Direct Democracy and then from May 2015 for SPD (styled "SPD – Tomio Okamura"), of which he is also leader. He previously served as an independent Senator for Zlín district from October 2012 until his election to the Chamber of Deputies a year later.
- ^ "Tomio Okamura – Profile". Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Tait, Robert (2017-12-15). "Far right to gather in Prague as fears grow of rising Czech populism". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ "Far-right scores surprise success in Czech election". Reuters. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ "How a Tokyo-Born Outsider Became the Face of Czech Nationalism". Bloomberg. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-01-29.