Ritsuko Nagao
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Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byHiroshi Miyazawa
Succeeded byIsao Matsuura
Preceded byHitoshi Shimasaki
Ritsuko Nagao | |
|---|---|
長尾 立子 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Isao Matsuura |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 19 May 1997 – 25 July 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Hitoshi Shimasaki |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1933 |
| Died | 10 January 2026 (aged 92) |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Ritsuko Nagao (Japanese: 長尾立子, romanized: Nagao Ritsuko; 1 May 1933 – 10 January 2026) was a Japanese politician who was the first woman to serve as the Minister of Justice.[1]
In 1996, Nagao was appointed to the Cabinet of Japan as the Minister of Justice by Ryutaro Hashimoto, where she was the only woman and only appointee who was not a member of Parliament already.[1][2][3][4][5] Before her appointment as the Minister of Justice, she worked as a bureaucrat in the Health and Welfare Ministry.[1]
Nagao died on 10 January 2026, at the age of 92.[6]
