Yōko Kamikawa

Yōko Kamikawa
上川 陽子
Minister of Justice
In office 20 October 2014 – 7 October 2015
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Midori Matsushima
Succeeded by	Mitsuhide Iwaki
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-01) 1 March 1953 Shizuoka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Tokyo Harvard University

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 September 30, 2007.