Maya Yamazaki
Maya Yamazaki | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives of Japan | |
| In office August 30, 2009 – November 16, 2012 | |
| Constituency | Hokkaido proportional representation block |
| Director of the Japanese Nursing Association | |
| In office 1995–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1947 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Website | http://maya-net.jp/ |
Maya Yamazaki (山崎 摩耶, Yamazaki Maya, born July 10, 1974) is a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives of Japan from 2009 until 2012.[1]
Biography
Born in Tokyo, Yamazaki attended Hokkaido Asahikawa Higashi High School and graduated from Hokkaido University in 1971. After receiving her nursing license in April 1968, she would later work at several health facilities, before being director of the Japanese Nursing Association from 1995 until 2005; she was in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Social Security Council as that organization's representative. She was also a professor at the Nursing School in Iwate Prefectural University.[1]
In 2007, she ran as a proportional district candidate for the Democratic Party of Japan with 27,500 votes.[2]
In 2009, she was elected to the Hokkaido proportional representation block.[3]
In 2012, she came third place running for Hokkaido's 12th district with 25,501 votes.[4]
In 2017, she ran as a proportional district candidate for the Democratic Party of Japan.[5]