Ayako Fuchigami
Ayako Fuchigami (渕上 綾子, Fuchigami Ayako, born January 16, 1975)[2] is a member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly, representing Sapporo's Higashi-ku ward. She is notable for being the first openly trans person to hold a prefectural assembly position in Japan.[3]
Ayako Fuchigami | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 16th January 1975[1] Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Constitutional Democratic Party (Japan) |
Life
Fuchigami was born in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, on the 16th January 1975. In March 1993, she graduated from the Ogi Prefectural High School.[4]
Fuchigami was elected to the post she now occupies in April 2019.
See also
References
- 渕上 綾子. 立憲民主党 北海道連合. 立憲民主党. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- 立憲民主党 北海道連合
- "Japan's first transgender prefectural assembly member elected in Hokkaido". Mainichi Shimbun. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- [. http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/_/hs/H31 touitsu/senkyokouhou/dougi_sapporohigashiku .pdf Hokkaido Assembly Election, Sapporo Higashi Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Official Election Report]
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