Toshio Ogawa

Toshio Ogawa (小川 敏夫, Ogawa Toshio^?, born March 18, 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nerima, Tokyo and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after working as a prosecutor.

Political career

In 1996, he ran for a lower house election with a support from the Democratic Party of Japan, but failed. In 1998, he ran for an upper house election, and was elected. In 2004, he again got elected in an upper house election.

References

• "政治家情報 〜小川 敏夫〜" (in Japanese). ザ･選挙. JANJAN. http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008706.html. Retrieved 2007-10-25. 

External links

• (Japanese) Official website

House of Councillors of Japan
Preceded by Toshiko Hamayotsu Kōichirō Ueda Kensaku Morita Kiyoko Ono	Councillor for Tokyo's At-large district 1998– Served alongside: Toshiko Hamayotsu, Miyo Inoue, Atsuo Nakamura, Masaharu Nakagawa, Renhō, Yūji Sawa	Incumbent

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