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Midori Matsushima

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Midori Matsushima
松島 みどり
Matsushima in 2013
Minister of Justice
In office
3 September 2014 – 20 October 2014
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded bySadakazu Tanigaki
Succeeded byYōko Kamikawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
19 December 2012
In office
26 June 2000 – 21 July 2009
Personal details
Born
Midori Baba

(1956-07-15) 15 July 1956 (age 68)
Toyonaka, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationReporter, politician

Midori Matsushima (松島 みどり, Matsushima Midori; born 15 July 1956) is a Japanese politician. Her official name is Midori Baba (馬場 みどり, Baba Midori).

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She is a politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) representing Tokyo's 14th district. A native of Hyogo Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she worked at the national newspaper Asahi Shimbun from 1980 to 1995. After an unsuccessful run in 1996, she was later elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 and again in 2003 and 2005.[1]

Reference

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  1. ^ "政治家情報 ~松島 みどり~". 2007-12-03. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2014
Succeeded by