Takayuki Shimizu (politician)
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Takayuki Shimizu | |
|---|---|
清水 貴之 | |
 Shimizu in 2013 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 29 July 2013 – 31 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Yasuhiro Tsuji |
| Succeeded by | Fusaho Izumi |
| Constituency | Hyōgo at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1974 Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Party | Independent (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | JRP (2012–2014) JIP 2014 (2014–2015) JIP 2015 (2015–2024) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University Kwansei Gakuin University |
Takayuki Shimizu (清水 貴之, Shimizu Takayuki; born 29 June 1974) is a Japanese television announcer and politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party. He is serving his first term as a member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet, representing the Hyogo at-large district.
Shimizu was born in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture and was raised in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, graduating from the city's Negiuchi Junior High School. He then attended the Kashiwa High School attached to the Shibaura Institute of Technology. Shimizu gained entry to Waseda University and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1999. He later attended the graduate school of Kwansei Gakuin University, completing a Master of Business Administration in 2004.[1]
Television career
After graduating from Waseda, Shimizu joined the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation as a television announcer, where he was employed for nine years. During this time he featured as the main presenter of the station's early-morning Ohayō Asahi Cōru (Asahi Morning Call) that was broadcast in the Kansai region.[1] From 2006 until March 2010 he also appeared on Asahi radio's Tuesday afternoon program alongside Mieko Kaminuma.[2] In 2010 Shimizu left Asahi to become a freelance announcer, during which time his work included reporting from areas damaged by the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[1]