Ikko Nakatsuka
Ikko Nakatsuka (born 4 April 1965) is a Japanese politician, member of Democratic Party of Japan and former minister of state. Early life and educationNakatsuka was born in Kyoto Prefecture on 4 April 1965.[1] He graduated with an engineering degree from Kyoto University in March 1990.[2] CareerNakatsuka began his political career in the now-disestablished Shinshinto (New Frontier Party).[3] Next, he served as a policy staffer of the defunct Liberal Party established by Ichiro Ozawa.[4] He later joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 2003.[3] He has been serving as the party's vice secretary general and deputy policy chief since then.[3] He served two times in the Japanese House of Representatives.[5] He was first elected in 2000.[1] In 2003, he was secondly elected to the house and appointed vice minister of economic and fiscal policy, finance.[1] In 2009, he was again elected. In September 2011, he became senior vice minister of cabinet affairs.[1][6] He served as senior vice Minister of State for Financial Services issues at the Cabinet Office until October 2012.[7] Nakatsuta was appointed Minister of State for Financial Services in the Noda Cabinet on 1 October 2012.[8][9][10] His term ended on 26 December 2012. Nakatsuka also lost his seat in the 2012 general elections.[11] Personal lifeNakatsuta is married and has two children.[12] He was lead singer in a band and participated in volunteer work during his university years.[3] References
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