Akihiro Ota
Akihiro Ota (太田 昭宏, Ōta Akihiro, born October 6, 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Komeito Party, currently serving his seventh term in the House of Representatives in the National Diet. Ota has represented three districts within the Tokyo metropolis since first entering the national Diet in 1993. He served as president of the Komeito Party from 2006 until the general election in September 2009, at which time he lost his seat in the Diet. Upon his return to the House in December 2012, Ota was appointed as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, a post he held until October 2015.
Akihiro Ota | |
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太田 昭宏 | |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 7 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Yuichiro Hata |
| Succeeded by | Keiichi Ishii |
| President of the New Komeito Party | |
| In office 30 September 2006 – 8 September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Takenori Kanzaki |
| Succeeded by | Natsuo Yamaguchi |
| Member of the House of Representatives for the Tokyo 12th district | |
| Assumed office December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ai Aoki |
| Member of the House of Representatives for the Tokyo 12th district | |
| In office November 2003 – September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Eita Yashiro |
| Succeeded by | Ai Aoki |
| Member of the House of Representatives for the Tokyo proportional representation block | |
| In office August 1996 – November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Michiyo Takagi |
| Member of the House of Representatives for the Tokyo 9th district | |
| In office July 1993 – September 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Iwao Nakamura |
| Succeeded by | Seat redistricted |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1945 Shinshiro, Aichi, Japan |
| Political party | Komeito (1990–1994; 1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Frontier (1994–1998) |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Ota has been involved with Komeito and the Soka Gakkai movement since graduation from university and was called "Komeito's prince" earlier in his career.