Member of the House of Representatives
Elected from the fifth constituency of Niigata Prefecture (elected three times)
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Member of the Liberal Democratic Party Member of the House of Representatives Elected from the fifth constituency of Niigata Prefecture (elected three times) |
| March 1963 | Graduated from Germantown Friends School, United States |
| March 1968 | Graduated from School of Commerce, Waseda University |
| April 1969 | Married Naoki Tanaka, Member of the House of Councillors (currently Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, former Member of the House of Representatives) |
| July 1993 | Elected as an independent from the third constituency of Niigata Prefecture (under the previous election system) |
| June 1994 | Director General, Science and Technology Agency (Minister of State)(under the Murayama Coalition Government) |
| August 1996 | Elected for the second time from the fifth constituency (under the single-member constituency system) of Niigata Prefecture |
| June 2000 | Elected for the third time |
| April 2001 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro KOIZUMI) |
| Political Career | |
| Member, Research Commission on the Constitution, House of Representatives | |
| Member, Committee on Budget, House of Representatives | |
| Director, Committee on Health and Welfare, House of Representatives | |
| Director, Committee on Education, House of Representatives | |
| Chairman, Special Committee on the Aged, Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Member, Policy Deliberation Commission, Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Member, Advisory Council on Social Security | |
| Committee Member of National Land Development, House of
Representatives(Subcommittee for Snowy Districts) Professional Career |
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| Managing Director, BSN(Broadcasting System of Niigata) Vice-President, Managing Director, Echigo Kotsu (transportation company) |
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| Awards | |
| Best Smile of the Year | |
| Mademoiselle Parfum Award | |
| Best Jeanist Award | |
| Executive Fashion Award | |
| Phrase of the Day Grand Prix | |
| etc. | |
| Publication | |
| Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni (As Time Goes By)(September 1989) | |
*Member of the ILBS (International Ladies Benevolent Society).
Mother to a son and two daughters.
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