Tomoko Kami

Japanese politician

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Tomoko Kami
Tomiko Kami in 2012

Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 July 2001

Personal details
Born	(1955-01-13) January 13, 1955 (age 69) Sapporo, Hokkaido
Political party	Japanese Communist Party
Website	www.kami-tomoko.jp

Tomoko Kami (紙智子, Kami Tomoko), also known as Tomoko Uchiyama (born January 13, 1955), is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party.^[1] She first assumed office in the House of Councillors in 2001 and has been elected four times.^[1]

A member of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee, Kami is an advocate of policies that support family farming.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "紙智子（かみともこ）" [Tomoko Kami]. House of Councillors, National Diet of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ "【与野党の政策責任者に聞く今後の農政】日本共産党参議院議員紙智子農林・漁民局長「家族農業を応援する政治へ転換」". JAcom (in Japanese). August 22, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2024.