Takashi Kawamura (politician)
Takashi Kawamura | |
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河村 たかし | |
Kawamura in 2024 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Japan | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2023 | |
| Leader | Naoki Hyakuta |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Leader of Genzei Nippon | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hiromichi Kumada |
| Constituency | Aichi 1st |
| In office 27 September 1996 – 7 April 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Yuko Sato |
| Constituency | Aichi 1st |
| In office 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Taisuke Sato |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Former Aichi 1st |
| Mayor of Nagoya | |
| In office 28 April 2009 – 15 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Takehisa Matsubara |
| Succeeded by | Ichiro Hirosawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1948 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Political party | CPJ (since 2023) Genzei Nippon (since 2010) |
| Other political affiliations | DSP (before 1983) LDP (1990–1992) Independent (1992–1993; 1998–2000; 2009–2010) JNP (1993–1994) NFP (1996–1998) LP (1998) DPJ (2000–2009) TPJ (2012) |
| Spouse | Naoko Kawamura |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
| Website | Official website |
Takashi Kawamura (河村 たかし, Kawamura Takashi; born 3 November 1948) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives representing Aichi 1st since October 2024, a position he had previously held from 1993 to 2009. Prior to this, he served as the 35th mayor of Nagoya from 2009 to 2024. Kawamura is the current Deputy Leader of the far-right Conservative Party of Japan, as well as the founder and leader of the Nagoya-based regional party Genzei Nippon.
Kawamura's antics have earned him a peculiar reputation outside of Nagoya, but local voters see him as an exponent of Nagoya's unique culture who constantly speaks in strong dialect (Nagoya-ben). As of 2021, he has been elected for 4 terms as mayor, and there are 12 members of his Genzei Nippon party on the Nagoya City Council.