Koji Matsui (politician)
Kōji Matsui (松井 孝治, Matsui Kōji, born April 24, 1960) is a Japanese politician who was elected Mayor of Kyoto in 2024. Matsui was a member of the House of Councillors from Kyoto at-large district between 2001 and 2013, as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Yukio Hatoyama Cabinet.
Kōji Matsui
April 25, 1960
Kyoto, Japan
Independent
Before entering politics Matsui was a bureaucrat in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.