Akira Matsu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Akira Matsu

Japanese actress and politician

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1947

Place of Birth: Nakahara-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Profession: actor, politician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Akira Matsu (? ???, Matsu Akira, born December 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and former member of Takarazuka Revue, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a candidate for the New Frontier Party.
She lost her re-election in July 2007 but in September 2007 took over the seat in the house that was vacated when Yutaka Kobayashi, a member of the house, resigned. Her husband Tomoo Nishikawa is a lawyer and a former Representative of Japan.