Tamayo Marukawa

Tamayo Marukawa (丸川 珠代, Marukawa Tamayo, born 19 January 1971 in Kobe, Hyōgo) is a Japanese politician and former announcer of TV Asahi, who serves as a member of the House of Councillors of the National Diet (parliament of Japan). She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. She served as the head of the Women's Affairs Office of the LDP on October 2009.

Tamayo Marukawa
丸川 珠代
Member of the House of Councillors for Tokyo At-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 July 2007
Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 August 2016
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Toshiaki Endo
Minister of the Environment
In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Yoshio Mochizuki
Succeeded by	Koichi Yamamoto
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 October 2015
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Yoshio Mochizuki
Personal details
Born	19 January 1971 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Taku Otsuka
Children	1 boy Born on 26 June 2012[1]
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Occupation	Politician former TV Announcer

She graduated from the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Economics degree in 1993.[2]

She is married to Taku Otsuka (a member of the House of Representatives). Their wedding ceremony was held in Meiji Shrine on 16 June 2008.[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. Official profile Retrieved 2 May 2010. (in Japanese)
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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Profile on LDP website (in Japanese)