Yōko Kamikawa
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Shizuoka 1st Electoral District (elected seven times)
Biography
| March 1, 1953 | Born in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| March 1977 | Graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo |
| April 1977 | Researcher, Mitsubishi Research Institute |
| June 1988 | Graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Master in Public Policy) |
| December 1988 | Established a policy consulting company |
| June 2000 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (42nd General Election) (Shizuoka 1st Electoral District) |
| November 2003 | Elected to the House of Representatives (43rd General Election) (Proportional Representation) |
| September 2005 | Elected to the House of Representatives (44th General Election) (Shizuoka 1st Electoral District) |
| November 2005 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (3rd Koizumi Cabinet [Reshuffled]) |
| November 2006 | Deputy Chairperson, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party |
| August 2007 | Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs (1st Abe Cabinet [Reshuffled]) |
| February 2008 | Minister of Public Records Management and National Archives (Fukuda Cabinet) |
| December 2012 | Elected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election) (Shizuoka 1st Electoral District) |
| September 2013 | State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (2nd Abe Cabinet) |
| September 2014 | Chairperson, Headquarters for Promoting Women’s Active Participation, Liberal Democratic Party |
| September 2014 | Chair, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, House of Representatives |
| October 2014 | Minister of Justice (2nd Abe Cabinet [Reshuffled]) |
| December 2014 | Elected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election) (Shizuoka 1st Electoral District) |
| December 2014 | Minister of Justice (3rd Abe Cabinet) |
| September 2015 | Chairperson, Headquarters for Promoting Women’s Active Participation, Liberal Democratic Party |
| December 2015 | Chief Secretary, Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision of the Constitution, Liberal Democratic Party |
| January 2016 | Chairperson, Research Commission on the Judiciary System, Liberal Democratic Party |
| January 2017 | Lead Director, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, House of Representatives |
| August 2017 | Minister of Justice (3rd Abe Cabinet [3rd Reshuffled]) |
| October 2017 | Elected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election) (Shizuoka 1st Electoral District) |
| November 2017 | Minister of Justice (4th Abe Cabinet) |
| October 2018 | Chairperson, Headquarters for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens, Liberal Democratic Party |
| October 2018 | Chairperson, Research Commission on the Judiciary System, Liberal Democratic Party |
| September 2020 | Minister of Justice (Suga Cabinet) |
| October 2021 | Elected to the House of Representatives (49th General Election) (Shizuoka 1st Electoral District) |
| September 2023 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Kishida Cabinet [2nd Reshuffled]) |
Hobbies
Carrying a mikoshi (portable shrine), radio calisthenics, ground golf, nihon-buyo (traditional Japanese dance), and knitting
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