Kumiko Hayakawa
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Kumiko Hayakawa | |
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早川 久美子 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 30 August 2009 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Constituency | Tokyo PR |
| Member of the Katsushika Ward Assembly | |
| In office 2001–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1971 Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | California State University, Sacramento |
Kumiko Hayakawa (早川 久美子, Hayakawa Kumiko; born 18 January 1971) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1][2] She was elected for the first time in 2009.[3] Japanese media revealed that Hayakawa was a former swimsuit model and called her one of "Ozawa's girls" in reference to Ichirō Ozawa, the DPJ leader at the time.[4] In 2010 Hayakawa was part of a parliamentary delegation to President of the Republic of China Ma Ying-jeou.[5] In 2012 Hayakawa appeared as a ring girl at a professional boxing match.[6]
A native of Katsushika, Tokyo, she attended California State University, Sacramento.[1]