Yoko Komiyama
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Yoko Komiyama (小宮山 洋子 Komiyama Yōko?, born September 17, 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shibuya, Tokyo and graduate of Seijo University, she worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1972 to 1998. She was elected to the House of Councilors for the first time in 1998 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in April 2003. In September 2011 she was appointed Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Wakio Mitsui |
Preceded by | Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 2010–2011 Served alongside: Osamu Fujimura, Kōhei Ōtsuka |
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House of Representatives of Japan | ||
Preceded by | Representative for Tokyo 6th district 2009–present |
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Representative for the Tōkyō PR block 2005–2009 |
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Vacant
Title last held by
Kōki Ishii |
Representative for Tokyo 6th district 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Takao Ochi |
House of Councillors | ||
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Councillor by proportional representation 1998–2003 |
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- Articles containing Japanese-language text
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
- Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
- Female government ministers of Japan
- Female members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
- Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
- People from Shibuya
- Living people
- 1948 births
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
- Ministers of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
- Noda cabinet
- Japanese politician, 1940s birth stubs