Ministers
Profile of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiko ABE
October 18, 2018
Ms. Toshiko ABE
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Member of the House of Representatives
Okayama 3rd Electoral District (elected five times)
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| May 19, 1959 | Born in Miyagi Prefecture |
| 1997 | Completed doctoral course in nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D.) |
| 1997-2003 | Lecturer, Gunma University Lecturer and Assistant Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
| 2003 | Vice President of the Japanese Nursing Association |
| September 2005 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (44th General Election) |
| August 2009 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (45th General Election, second term) |
| December 2012 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election, third term) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| September 2014 | State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| December 2014 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election, fourth term) |
| 2015 | Deputy Chairman of the LDP Diet Affairs Committee |
| 2016 | Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP |
| October 2017 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election, fifth term) |
| October 2018 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
- Hobbies:
- Reading, listening to music, and going to onsen (hot springs)