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若井 敦子
わかい あつこ
WAKAI Atsuko
運輸・交通関係団体委員会 副委員長 · 運輸・交通関係団体委員会Vice Chair of the Committee on Transport and Communications Related Organizations
自民党参議院· House of Councillors岐阜· Gifu自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents1 term
Born 1971-09-12 · 1971年9月12日、岐阜県岐阜市 (September 12, 1971, in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture)
Policy issues
Current positions
Party Positions
- 運輸・交通関係団体委員会 副委員長Vice Chair of the Committee on Transport and Communications Related Organizations
- 国土・建設関係団体委員会 副委員長Vice Chair of the Land and Construction Organizations Committee
- 地方組織・議員総局 次長Deputy Director of the Local Organization and Members Bureau
- 女性局 次長Deputy Director of the Women's Bureau
- 新聞出版局 次長Deputy Director of the Newspaper and Publication Bureau
- 参議院国会対策委員会 委員Member of the Diet Affairs Committee, House of Councillors
Career & history
Party Posts
- Appointed as the Director of the Women's Division of the LDP Gifu Prefecture Branch
Committee Chairs
- Served as the Chairperson of the General Affairs Committee of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly
- Served as the Chairperson of the Agriculture and Forestry Committee of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly
- Served as the Chairperson of the Health and Environment Committee of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly
Professional Career
- Appointed as the coach of the Seino Transportation Karate Club
- Appointed as the main caster for "Wakai Atsuko no Koko ni Hito Ari" on Gifu Broadcasting (GBS)
- Retired from active competition
- Selected for the Japan National Team of the Japan Karatedo Federation
Education
- Graduated from the Department of Commerce and Economics, Junior College Division, Kindai University
- Graduated from Gifu Prefectural Gifu Sogo Gakuen High School
- Graduated from Gifu Municipal Gifu Chuo Junior High School
Awards
- Received the Sports Merit Award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Received the Gifu Prefectural Citizen's Honor Grand Award
- Received the JOC Sports Award for Outstanding Athlete
- Received the Gifu City Citizen's Honor Award
Other
- First elected to the House of Councillors in the 27th regular election (Gifu Prefecture district)
- Elected to the Gifu Prefectural Assembly for a third term
- Re-elected to the Gifu Prefectural Assembly for a second term
- Elected to the Gifu Prefectural Assembly (Gifu City district) for the first time
- Won the women's individual kata at the 7th World Games in Duisburg, Germany for the third consecutive time
- Won the women's individual kata at the 17th World Karate Championships in Mexico for the fourth consecutive time, certified by Guinness World Records
- Won the women's individual kata at the All Japan Karate Championships for eight consecutive years
- Won the women's individual kata at the 16th World Karate Championships in Madrid
- Won the women's individual kata at the 14th Asian Games in Busan
- Won the women's individual kata at the 6th World Games in Akita
- Won the women's individual kata at the 15th World Karate Championships in Monaco
- Won the women's individual kata at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok
- Won the women's individual kata at the 14th World Karate Championships in Brazil for the first time
- Won the women's individual kata at the 5th World Games in Lahti, Finland
- Won the women's individual kata at the Karatedo World Cup
- Won the women's individual kata at the Asian Karate Championships
- Born in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Elections
Committee memberships
常任委員会· Standing Committee
特別委員会· Special Committee
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 319
- Phone
- 03-6550-0319
- Fax
- 03-6551-0319
参議院議員会館
参議院議員会館
若井あつこ事務所
- Phone
- 058-252-1115
- Fax
- 058-252-1151
岐阜県岐阜市鹿島町1丁目10番地 加藤第2ビル 2階
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