Yoko Komiyama

Yoko Komiyama (小宮山洋子, Komiyama Yōko, born September 17, 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shibuya, Tokyo and graduate of Seijo University, she worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1972 to 1998. She was elected to the House of Councilors for the first time in 1998 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in April 2003. In September 2011 she was appointed Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.^[1]

Yoko Komiyama
小宮山洋子


Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare
In office 2 September 2011 – 1 October 2012
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Ritsuo Hosokawa
Succeeded by	Wakio Mitsui

Personal details
Born	(1948-09-17) 17 September 1948 (age 75) Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Seijo University

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Political offices
Preceded by Ritsuo Hosokawa	Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 2011–2012	Succeeded by Wakio Mitsui
Preceded by Ritsuo Hosokawa Hiroyuki Nagahama	Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 2010–2011 Served alongside: Osamu Fujimura, Kōhei Ōtsuka	Succeeded by N/A
House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by Takao Ochi	Representative for Tokyo 6th district 2009–present	Incumbent
Preceded by N/A	Representative for the Tōkyō PR block 2005–2009	Succeeded by N/A
Vacant Title last held by Kōki Ishii	Representative for Tokyo 6th district 2003–2005	Succeeded by Takao Ochi
House of Councillors
Preceded by N/A	Councillor by proportional representation 1998–2003	Succeeded by N/A

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