(Real Name: MIYOSHI Masako)
Born:
August 22, 1964, Fukushima Prefecture
Education:
1988 Tohoku University, School of Law
Career:
1995 registered as a Lawyer
1999 Visiting Fellow, honorary member of
the New York University School of Law
2005 Deputy Director, Planning and Coordination Bureau,
Financial Services Agency
2006 Financial Inspector, Inspection Bureau,
Financial Services Agency
2007 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2012 Chairperson, Committee on Oversight of Administration
2016 Chairperson, Committee on Environment
(Major posts in the Government)
2012 Minister in charge of
Support for Women's Empowerment and Child-Rearing
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate
Minister of State for Gender Equality
2019 Minister of Justice
2021 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
(as of May 11,2023)