Sanae Takaichi
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8th Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
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| Assumed office September 26, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Yuriko Koike |
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9th Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
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| Assumed office September 26, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Iwao Matsuda |
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1st Minister of State for Innovation
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| Assumed office September 26, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | New post |
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2nd Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs
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| Assumed office September 26, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Kuniko Inoguchi |
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8th Minister of State for Food Safety
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| Assumed office September 26, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Iwao Matsuda |
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Member of the House of Representatives for Nara's 2nd district
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| Assumed office September 11, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Minoru Taki |
| Majority | 92,096 (47.43%) |
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| Born | March 7, 1961  Nara, Nara,Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (1996-present) New Frontier Party (1994-1996) Liberal Party (Japan) (1994) |
| Spouse | Taku Yamamoto |
| Children | None |
| Alma mater | Kobe University |
| Profession | Faculty |
| Religion | N/A |
| Website | http://rep.sanae.gr.jp/ |
Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗 Takaichi Sanae?, born March 7, 1961) served in the following positions: Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Minister of State for Innovation, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Gender Equality[1] and Minister of State for Food Safety in the Japanese Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Born and raised in the city of Nara, Takaichi graduated from to Nara Prefectural Unebi Senior High School for her secondary education, then she received Bachelor of Business Administration from Kobe University in 1984.
She graduated from Matsushita Institute of Government and Management. In 1987, she moved to the United States to work for Democratic U.S. Representative Patricia Schroeder as a Congressional Fellow.
When Takaichi returned to Japan on 1989, she gained attention from the mass media as a legislative analyst with experience in the US Congress, and wrote books based on the experience. In 1992, she formed Kansai Hi-Vision Consortium and presided as the first chairperson.
In 1993, Takaichi ran as an independent candidate for the House of Representatives of Japan, Nara Prefectural district and won the most votes. She joined the "Liberals" study group of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), lead by Koji Kakizawa, which became part of the New Frontier Party.
In 1996, Takaichi ran as sanctioned candidate from New Frontier Party and reelected to the House of Representatives (lower house). However New Frontier Party lost nationally. On November 5, she responded to recruitment from the Secretary-General of LDP Koichi Kato, and, then, joined the LDP. Act of switching the party, two months after winning the election with anti-LDP votes resulted in heavy criticism from the New Frontier Party members.
In the LDP, Takaichi belonged to the Mori Faction (formally, the Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyū-kai) and she served as a Parliamentary Vice Minister for the Ministry of International Trade and Industry under Keizo Obuchi cabinet. She also served as chairman of Education and Science Committee. In 2000, House of Representatives election she was placed in the first position in proportional representation ballot from LDP and easily won her third term.
In 2002 she was appointed as the Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under Junichiro Koizumi. However in 2003 lower house election, the first since she switched parties with her own name on the ballot, she lost, despite of the high profile standing she had in the party and the cabinet.
In 2004 she took a faculty position at Kinki University. She married Taku Yamamoto who is a fellow member of the House of Representatives.
On September 2005, she was enlisted by Junichiro Koizumi to run as an "assassin" against Minoru Taki who was ejected from the party due to his opposition to Koizumi's postal reform. Takaichi was quoted as saying "Taki-sensei took very good care of me and his daughter is like my little sister* when she was asked to run against Taki. She did agree to run against Taki and she returned to her fourth term in the lower house.
[edit] Trivia
- Takaichi played drums in a heavy metal band during her undergraduate years.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website
[edit] Notes
- ^ Although the term "Youth Affairs" is used in its official English title, the original Japanese title shōshika (少子化?) is more aptly translated as "diminishing birth rate issue".
| Preceded by Yuriko Koike |
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs {{{years}}} |
Succeeded by Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by Iwao Matsuda |
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy 2006 |
Succeeded by Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by Kuniko Inoguchi |
Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs 2006 |
Succeeded by Yoko Kamikawa |
| Preceded by Iwao Matsuda |
Minister of State for Food Safety 2006 |
Succeeded by Shinya Izumi |
| Preceded by Minoru Taki |
Representative from Nara's 2nd district 2005 – present |
Incumbent |
