Tadamasa Kodaira

Tadamasa Kodaira
小平 忠正
Kodaira in 2012
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
1 October 2012 – 26 December 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byJin Matsubara
Succeeded byKeiji Furuya
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
18 February 1990 – 16 November 2012
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byHisashi Inatsu
ConstituencyHokkaido 4th (1990–1996)
Hokkaido 10th (1996–2012)
Personal details
Born (1942-03-18) 18 March 1942 (age 82)
Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan
Political partyDPJ
Other political
affiliations		DSP
NFP
NPS
DP
Alma materKeio University

Tadamasa Kodaira (小平 忠正, Kodaira Tadamasa, born March 18, 1942) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Early life

Kodaira is a native of Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō and graduated from Keio University in Tokyo. Prior to going into politics, he ran a ranch.

Political career

Kodaira was elected to the House of Reoresentatives for the first time in 1990, and served until 2012. He represented the Hokkaido 4th constituency from 1990-1996, and the Hokkaido 10th from 1996-2012.

In the first cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on October 1, 2012, Kodaira was appointed Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, taking over from Jin Matsubara.[1]

Election history

Election Age District Political party Number of votes election results
1990 Japanese general election 47 Hokkaido 4th district DSP 85,210 winning
1993 Japanese general election 51 Hokkaido 4th district DSP 71,993 winning
1996 Japanese general election 54 Hokkaido 10th district DPJ 100,489 winning
2000 Japanese general election 58 Hokkaido 10th district DPJ 106,221 winning
2003 Japanese general election 61 Hokkaido 10th district DPJ 121,516 winning
2005 Japanese general election 63 Hokkaido 10th district DPJ 109,422 winning
2009 Japanese general election 67 Hokkaido 10th district DPJ 159,473 winning
2012 Japanese general election 70 Hokkaido 10th district DPJ 62,998 lost
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References

  1. ^ The Japan Times Noda shakes up Cabinet third time October 2, 2012 Retrieved on October 2, 2012
  2. ^ "小平忠正（コダイラタダマサ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  3. ^ "小平忠正 | 第46回衆議院議員選挙 2012 北海道10区". 政治山. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  4. ^ "小平忠正 | 選挙結果（衆議院） | 国会議員白書". kokkai.sugawarataku.net. Retrieved 2024-12-07.


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