Takeshi Tokuda
Takeshi Tokuda | |
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徳田 毅 | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 11 September 2005 – 28 February 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Torao Tokuda |
| Succeeded by | Masuo Kaneko |
| Constituency | Kagoshima 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1971 Naze, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Democratic |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles Harvard University Teikyo University |
Takeshi Tokuda (徳田 毅, Tokuda Takeshi, born May 30, 1971) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as an independent.
Early life
[edit]A native of Yao, Osaka, Tokita attended University of California, Los Angeles and summer school at Harvard University in the United States. He entered Teikyo University in April 2005.
Family
[edit]His father Torao Tokuda was also a politician, as well as head of the Tokushukai hospital group.
Political career
[edit]Tokuda was elected for the first time in 2005.[1]
Rape scandal and resignation
[edit]In February 2013, he resigned from his Diet post as parliamentary secretary in charge of infrastructure and transport as well as reconstruction, after tabloid Shūkan Shinchō ran a story alleging he had raped an intoxicated 19-year-old, and then when the victim filed a civil suit against him for damages came to an out-of-court settlement with her for ¥10 million. In public comments, Tokuda apologised for causing trouble but refused comment on the issue, stating that he had agreed not to discuss it.[2] On February 24, 2014, he submitted his resignation from the Diet due to guilt-by-association rules of the Public Offices Election Law.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 政治家情報 〜徳田 毅〜. ザ･選挙 (JANJAN) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat rising star Takeshi Tokuda felled by sex scandal". South China Morning Post. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ "Scandal-hit lawmaker Tokuda submits resignation". The Mainichi Shimbun. Kyodo. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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