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Makiko TANAKA
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Date of Birth: January 14, 1944
Hometown: Nagaoka-city, Niigata Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected from the fifth constituency of Niigata Prefecture (elected six times)
Professional Career
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Oct. 2012 |
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
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Sept. 2011 |
Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House of Representatives |
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Sept. 2009 |
Chair of the Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the House of Representatives |
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Aug. 2009 |
Member of the House of Representatives, elected for the sixth time under the Democratic Party of Japan |
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Sept. 2005 |
Member of the House of Representatives, elected for the fifth time as an independent |
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Nov. 2003 |
Member of the House of Representatives, elected for the fourth time as an independent |
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Apr. 2001 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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June 2000 |
Member of the House of Representatives, elected for the third time under the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
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Oct. 1996 |
Member of the House of Representatives, elected for the second time from the fifth constituency of Niigata Prefecture under the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
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June 1994 |
Minister of State for Science and Technology |
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July 1993 |
Member of the House of Representatives, elected as an independent from the third constituency of Niigata Prefecture (under the previous election system) |
Hobbies
Cooking, gardening, swimming
Family
Mother to a son and two daughters
Married to Naoki Tanaka, Member of the House of Councillors, Former Minster of Defense
Daughter of Kakuei Tanaka, Former Prime Minister of Japan
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