Toshiko Abe
Japanese politician (born 1959)
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Toshiko Abe (阿部 俊子, Abe Toshiko; born 19 May 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, since 2005.
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Toshiko Abe | |
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阿部 俊子 | |
Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
| In office 1 October 2024 – 21 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Ishiba |
| Preceded by | Masahito Moriyama |
| Succeeded by | Yohei Matsumoto |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 11 September 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Chugoku PR (2005–2017) Okayama 3rd (2017–2021) Chugoku PR (2021–2024) Kyushu PR (2024–2026) Chugoku PR (2026–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1959 Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Miyagi Gakuin Women's Junior College Mitsui Memorial Hospital Nursing School University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Illinois at Chicago (PhD) |
Early life
A native of Miyagi Prefecture, Abe attended Miyagi Gakuin Women's Junior College and Mitsui Memorial Hospital Nursing School; University of Alabama at Birmingham, and University of Illinois at Chicago for her Doctorate (PhD.) in the United States.
Political career
Abe was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in September 2005.[citation needed]
She was one of the incoming group of representatives referred to as the Koizumi Children.
Family
She currently resides in her home prefecture in Japan, and she is divorced from Bloomberg media professional, J. M. Moran (Chicago Illinois).[citation needed]
See also
References
- 政治家情報 〜阿部 俊子〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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