Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality
Minister of Public Records Management and
National Archives
Minister of State for the Abduction Issue

Kyoko NAKAYAMA

Date of birth: January 26, 1940 Member of the House of Councillors Constituency: Proportional Representation (Elected 1 time)

Education

1963	Graduated University of Tokyo (BA, French Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters)

Career

2008 (Aug.) -	Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality Minister of Public Records Management and National Archives Minister of State for the Abduction Issue
2007 (Jul.) -	Member of the House of Councillors
2006 - 2008	Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (for the Abduction Issue)
2002 - 2004	Councilor of the Cabinet Secretariat (for the Abduction Issue)
1999 - 2002	Japanese Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan
1993 - 1999	Executive Vice President, the Japan Foundation
1978 - 1993	Ministry of Finance (1993: Deputy Director-General of the Minister's Secretariat)
1975 - 1978	International Monetary Fund
1966 - 1975	Ministry of Finance, Japan
1964 - 1966	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan