Yuriko Koike
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| In office July 4, 2007 – August 27, 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Deputy | Takahide Kimura |
| Preceded by | Fumio Kyuma |
| Succeeded by | Masahiko Komura |
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1st Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Issues
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| In office September 26, 2006 – July 4, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | New post |
| Succeeded by | None |
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6th and 7th
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs |
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| In office September 21, 2005 – September 26, 2006 |
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| Succeeded by | Sanae Takaichi |
| In office September 27, 2004 – September 21, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
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5th, 6th, and 7th
Minister of the Environment |
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| In office September 21, 2005 – September 26, 2006 |
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| Deputy | Yasuyuki Eda, Hiroshi Takano[1] |
| Succeeded by | Masatoshi Wakabayashi |
| In office November 19, 2003 – September 21, 2005 |
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| Deputy | Hiroshi Takano, Shuichi Kato[2] |
| In office September 22, 2003 – November 19, 2003 |
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| Deputy | Shuichi Kato |
| Preceded by | Shunichi Suzuki |
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Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo's 10th district
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| Assumed office September 11, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Koki Kobayashi |
| Majority | 109,764 (50.05%) |
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| Born | July 15, 1952 Ashiya, Hyōgo,  Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (2003-present) New Conservative Party (2000-2003) Liberal Party (1997-2000) New Frontier Party (1994-1997) Japan New Party (1992-1994) |
| Spouse | None |
| Children | None |
| Residence |  Toshima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Cairo University American University in Cairo † Kwansei Gakuin University ‡ |
| Profession | News anchor |
| Religion | N/A |
| Website | http://www.yuriko.or.jp/ |
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Yuriko Koike (小池 百合子 Koike Yuriko?, born July 15, 1952) is a Japanese politician, who was the Minister of Defense in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but resigned August 27, 2007 after only 54 days in office[1]. She is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for Tokyo's 10th district. She is originally known as an expert on Middle East issues.[citation needed]
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[edit] Early life and education
Born and raised in Ashiya, Hyogo, a wealthy Kobe suburb, Koike went to Kōnan Girls' Junior and Senior High School for her secondary education. After attending the School of Sociology at Kwansei Gakuin University in 1971 and the American University in Cairo in 1972, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Cairo University in 1976.
[edit] Career in media
Koike anchored TV Tokyo's World Business Satellite, the nation-wide TV business news program from 1988 to 1992, after co-hosting Kenichi Takemura's Storytelling on Social Aspects (世相講談 Sesō kōdan?) of NTV from 1979 to 1985.
[edit] Career in politics
Koike currently belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party after she belonged to the Japan New Party, New Frontier Party, Liberal Party, and New Conservative Party. She has also served one term in the House of Councillors.
A past participant in the World Economic Forum, Koike has been considered a prime candidate to become Japan's first female prime minister. Koike is a long-time participant in the U.S.-Japan Legislative Exchange Program hosted by George Washington University and run by Professor Henry Nau.
She previously served as the Minister of the Environment and Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi, Abe's predecessor. She has been responsible for starting the Cool Biz campaign in Japanese political circles.
Originally representing Hyōgo Prefecture, Koike became one of Koizumi's "assassins" in the 2005 Lower House election, and was critical of LDP members who were defiant of Koizumi's leadership. Her most recent position before becoming Minister of Defense was Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Issues in the Abe Cabinet.
On August 24, Yuriko Koike announced she intended to resign from the post, citing the Aegis classified information leak scandal as a reason[2]. Koike later hinted the much publicized fight she had had with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki over a vice-minister replacement was the real reason, as the opposition would use that to oppose a bill on Japan's terrorism laws. [3]
[edit] Timeline
- 1977 - Interpreter and Translator of Arabic, Secretary General of the Japan-Arab Association.
- 1978 - Interviewer and Coordinator for the Nippon TV Special "Colonel Qaddafi and Yasser Arafat"
- 1979 - News presenter for Nippon TV's Daily Program "Current Issues"
- 1988-1989 - News presenter for TV Tokyo's Financial and Business Programs "World Business Satellite" and "Top Business Executives"
- 1990 - Secretary General of the Japan-Arab Association.
- 1992 - Elected to the House of Councillors from the Japan New Party.
- 1993 - Elected to the House of Representatives from Hyōgo Prefecture's Second District, Vice-Minister of the Management and Coordination Agency.
- 1994 - Vice-President of the Japan New Party, founding member of the New Frontier Party.
- 1995 - Assistant to the Secretary General of the New Frontier Party.
- 1996 - Director of the Public Relations Bureau of the New Frontier Party, re-elected to the House of Representatives from Hyōgo Prefecture's Sixth District.
- 1997 - Chair of the Standing Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives
- 1998 - Founding Member of the Liberal Party, member of the Standing Committee on Trade and Industry of the House of Representatives, Director of the Standing Committee on Finance of the House of Representatives.
- 1999 - Member of the Committee on Public Relations of the Liberal Party, State Secretary for the Economic Planning Chair of the Liberal Party.
- 2000 - Member of the Standing Committee on Finance and the Standing Committee on Health and Welfare of the House of Representatives, Vice-Chair of the New Conservative Party Policy Planning Committee, and re-elected to the House of Representatives from Hyōgo Prefecture's Sixth District.
- 2003 - Minister of the Environment, Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems (Second Koizumi Cabinet), re-elected to the House of Representatives, Minister of the Environment and Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems (Second Reshuffled First Koizumi Cabinet), and member of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives.
- 2004 - Minister of the Environment, Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems, and Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs (Reshuffled Second Koizumi Cabinet).
- 2005 - Minister of the Environment, Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems, and Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs (Third Koizumi Cabinet and reshuffled Third Koizumi Cabinet). Re-elected to the House of Representatives.
- 2006 - Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs (First Abe Cabinet).
- 2007 - Minister of Defense (First Abe Cabinet). Left office after only 54 days in office.
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[edit] Notes
- Koike decides to leave post, cites responsibility over information leak - Japan News Review
- Resigning Koike criticizes opposition - Japan News Review
- ^ replaced on October 31, 2005
- ^ replaced on September 27, 2004
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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| Preceded by Koki Kobayashi |
Representative from Tokyo's 10th district 2005–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by N/A |
Representative from Hyōgo's 6th district 1996–2003 |
Succeeded by Koichiro Ichimura |
| Preceded by N/A |
Representative from Hyōgo's 2nd district 1993–1996 |
Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Akaba |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Fumio Kyuma |
Minister of Defense July-August 2007 |
Succeeded by Masahiko Komura |
| Preceded by New post |
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Issues 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by Toshimitsu Motegi |
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Sanae Takaichi |
| Preceded by Shunichi Suzuki |
Minister of the Environment 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by Masatoshi Wakabayashi |
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