Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Name Yoko Kamikawa | |
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Born 1 March 1953 (age 71) Shizuoka, Japan ( 1953-03-01 ) Political party Liberal Democratic Party Alma mater University of TokyoHarvard University Education University of Tokyo, John F. Kennedy School of Government |
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Yōko Kamikawa (上川 陽子, Kamikawa Yōko, 1 March 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.
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