Kusuo Oshima

Kusuo Oshima
大島 九州男
Oshima in 2018
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 January 2023
Preceded by	Hakase Suidobashi
Constituency	National PR
In office 29 July 2007 – 28 July 2019
Constituency	National PR
Member of the Nōgata City Council
In office 1991–2003
Personal details
Born	(1961-06-11) 11 June 1961 Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan
Political party	Reiwa Shinsengumi (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	Independent (1991–2003) DPJ (2003–2016) DP (2016–2018) DPP (2018–2020)
Alma mater	Nihon University

Kusuo Oshima (left) and a sign language interpreter (right) at a political rally in Ikebukuro, 2022

Kusuo Oshima (大島 九州男, Ōshima Kusuo; born June 11, 1961) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nogata, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he served in the city assembly of Nogata. After two unsuccessful runs for the House of Representatives in 2003 and 2005, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

References

• 政治家情報 〜大島 九州男〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-25.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.