Kentaro Koba

Kentaro Koba
Kentaro Koba
木庭健太郎
Member of the House of Councillors
	In office; 23 July 1989 – 28 July 2013
Preceded by	Tatsuru Harada
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	Fukuoka at-large (1989–2001); National PR (2001–2013)
Personal details
Born	25 June 1952; Mii, Fukuoka, Japan
Political party	Komeito
Other political; affiliations	CGP (1989–1994); NFP (1994–1998)
Alma mater	Sōka University

Kentaro Koba (木庭健太郎, Koba Kentarō; born June 25, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Mii District, Fukuoka and graduate of Soka University, he worked at Nishinippon Shimbun from 1975 to 1988 as a reporter. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1989.

References

政治家情報〜木庭健太郎〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-11-10.