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Tamayo Marukawa | |
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丸川 珠代 | |
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Minister of State for theTokyo Olympic andParalympic Games | |
| In office 18 February 2021 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Seiko Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Noriko Horiuchi |
| In office 3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Toshiaki Endo |
| Succeeded by | Shun'ichi Suzuki |
| Minister of the Environment and for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | |
| In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Yoshio Mochizuki |
| Succeeded by | Koichi Yamamoto |
| Member of theHouse of Councillors | |
| In office 29 July 2007 – 15 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Yasuo Ogata |
| Constituency | Tokyo at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1971-01-19)19 January 1971 (age 54) Kobe,Hyōgo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation | Politician TV announcer |
Tamayo Marukawa (丸川 珠代,Marukawa Tamayo, born 19 January 1971) is a Japanese politician and formerannouncer ofTV Asahi, who served as a member of theHouse of Councillors from 2007 to 2024. She is a member of theLiberal Democratic Party. She served as the head of the Women's Affairs Office of the LDP in October 2009.
She graduated from theUniversity of Tokyo with theBachelor of Economics degree in 1993.[1]
The 2007 House of Councillors election marked her entry into politics. The documentary film"Pictures at an Election" covers some of her campaign.[2]
She is married toTaku Otsuka (a member of theHouse of Representatives). Their wedding ceremony was held inMeiji Shrine on 16 June 2008.[3] They have one child.[4]
Marukawa has served twice as Minister of State for theTokyo Olympic andParalympic Games. She first served in the role underPrime MinisterShinzo Abe from August 2016 until August 2017. She was named to the post a second time byYoshihide Suga on 18 February 2021 to replace fellow LDP lawmaker and former OlympianSeiko Hashimoto, who had resigned from her Cabinet post in order to take over as President of theTokyo 2020 Organizing Committee.[5]
Marukawa stood as the LDP candidate for theTokyo 7th district in the October2024 House of Representatives election, intending to switch houses. She thus automatically lost her seat in the House of Councillors when the election was announced.[6] Marukawa was defeated in the election.[7]
She was affiliated with the nationalist organisationNippon Kaigi.[8]
| House of Councillors | ||
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| Preceded by | Councillor forTokyo At-large district 2007–2024 Served alongside:Masako Ōkawara, Natsuo Yamaguchi, Kan Suzuki,Ryūhei Kawada, etc. | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister of the Environment 2015–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games 2016–2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chief of the Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party 2020–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Environment Agency Director General | |
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| Environment Agency Director General Director in Charge of Global Environmental Problems | |
| Minister of the Environment Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems | |
| Minister of the Environment | |
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