Kōki Kobayashi

{{Short description|Japanese politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Kōki Kobayashi

|native_name = {{nobold|小林 興起}}

|native_name_lang = ja

|image = Koki kobayashi - shinjuku - march 20 2016.jpg

|imagesize =

|caption = Kobayashi in 2016

|office = Member of the House of Representatives

|constituency = Tokyo PR

|term_start = 2009

|term_end = 2012

|predecessor =

|successor =

|constituency1 = Tokyo 10th

|term_start1 = 1996

|term_end1 = 2005

|predecessor1 = Constituency established

|successor1 = Yuriko Koike

|constituency2 = Tokyo 5th

|term_start2 = 1990

|term_end2 = 1993

|predecessor2 =

|successor2 =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|1|1|df=y}}

|birth_place = Nerima, Tokyo, Japan

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Tsubasa

|otherparty = LDP
NPN
PNP
DPJ
Genzei Nippon
Tax Cuts Japan
Tomorrow

|alma_mater = University of Tokyo

|website = {{URL|https://kobachan.jp/|kobachan.jp}}

}}

Kōki Kobayashi (小林 興起, Kobayashi Kōki) is a Japanese politician. He was a Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo's 10th district from 1996 to 2005.{{Cite web|date=2005-09-12|title='Assassin' Koike bests 'rebel' Kobayashi|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/2005/09/12/announcements/assassin-koike-bests-rebel-kobayashi/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}}

Background

Kōki is one of the founding members of New Party Nippon.{{Cite web|date=2005-08-24|title=Madonnas of reform|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/24/japan.worlddispatch|access-date=2021-07-22|website=the Guardian|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Kajimoto|first=Tetsushi|date=2005-08-22|title=LDP rebels launch another new party|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/08/22/national/ldp-rebels-launch-another-new-party/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}} He lost his seat in the House of Representatives to Yuriko Koike on September 11, 2005 during the 2005 Japanese general election.

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