Shinji Tarutoko (樽床 伸二, Tarutoko Shinji, born 6 August 1959) is a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Representatives.
Early life and education
Tarutoko was born in Shimane Prefecture on 6 August 1959. He studied at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management.[1]
Career
Tarutoko was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 1993 election as a member of the defunct Japan New Party.[1] Then he joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 1998.[1]
In June 2010, he declared his intention to run against Naoto Kan for the leadership of the Democratic Party of Japan; had he won, he would have become the next Prime Minister of Japan.[2] However, he was defeated on a 291–129 vote.[3] He was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on 1 October 2012.[1]
He lost his seat in the 16 December 2012 general election to Tomokatsu Kitagawa, who he had defeated in the 2009 election.[4] Tarutoko challenged Kitagawa again in 2014, but failed. He became the top candidate on Kibō no Tō's Kinki proportional representation list in 2017 and was elected back to the House.[5]
Tarutoko resigned his seat on 28 January 2019 to contest the Osaka 12th district by-election, which was called after Kitagawa's death.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Profiles of ten new ministers in Noda's Reshuffled Cabinet". The Yomiuri Shimbun. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Politics". NHK. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Naoto Kan Wins Leadership Ballot, Becomes Favorite for Prime Minister"[1]
- ^ Japan Times Nothing left for the election-gutted DPJ to do but rebuild 18 December 2012
- ^ "比例区開票速報：近畿ブロック（定数28）" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "比例東海・近畿 青山氏と馬淵氏、繰り上げ当選に）" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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