Yōko Kamikawa

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Yōko Kamikawa (上川陽子, Kamikawa Yōko, March 1, 1953) is a Japanese politician, who has been serving as Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs since August 2007 in Shinzō Abe's and Yasuo Fukuda's cabinets. She is a member of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party.

Born in Shizuoka Prefecture she graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1977. In 1988 she also received a masters degree in public administration from John F. Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University. She was elected for the first time in June 2000.

References

"Minister of State for Regulatory Reform". Retrieved 2007-09-30.

Political offices
Preceded by Sanae Takaichi	Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs of Japan 2007 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Office created	Minister of Public Records Management and National Archives 2008 – present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Kamikawa, Yoko
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Short description	Japanese politician
Date of birth	1953
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