Masakatsu Koike

Masakatsu Koike
Masakatsu Koike
小池正勝
	Official portrait, 2007
Member of the House of Councillors
	In office; 26 July 2004 – 25 July 2010
Preceded by	Kiseko Takahashi
Succeeded by	Yūsuke Nakanishi
Constituency	Tokushima at-large
Mayor of Tokushima
	In office; 4 March 1993 – 5 March 2004
Preceded by	Toshiji Miki
Succeeded by	Hideki Hara
Personal details
Born	17 January 1952 (age 74); Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Party	Liberal Democratic; (2004–2010)
Other political; affiliations	Independent (1993–2004); New Renaissance (2010)
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Masakatsu Koike (小池正勝, Koike Masakatsu; born January 17, 1952 in Itabashi, Tokyo) is a former Japanese politician. He served as a member of the House of Councillors representing the Tokushima at-large district as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Political career

1975	Graduated from the University of Tokyo. Entered the Ministry of Construction.
1993	Became the Mayor of Tokushima, Tokushima.
2004	Became a member of the Diet.