Tetsuhisa Matsuzaki
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is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
(DPJ) and member of the House of Representatives
in the Diet
(national legislature), representing the Saitama No. 10 District.
Matsuzaki studied law at the University of Tokyo
and received an MA from Harvard University
in the USA. He was elected for the first time in 2003.
Democratic Party of Japan
The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
(DPJ) and member of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
in the Diet
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
(national legislature), representing the Saitama No. 10 District.
Matsuzaki studied law at the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
and received an MA from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in the USA. He was elected for the first time in 2003.
Works
- Jiminto Seiken by Seizaburo Sato, Tetsuhisa Matsuzaki, Chuo Koronsha, ISBN 4120014770 (4-12-001477-0)