Yōko Kamikawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yōko Kamikawa

Japanese politician

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1953

Place of Birth: Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: politician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Yoko Kamikawa (?? ??, Kamikawa Yoko, 1 March 1953) is a former think-tank researcher and current Japanese politician, who served as Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs since August 2007 in Shinzo Abe's and Yasuo Fukuda's cabinets.
Kamikawa was also elected as Minister of Justice in Prime Minister Abe's party.
She is a member of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party. Born in the city of Shizuoka 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. During her time in office, Kamikawa ordered sixteen executions, the highest among justice ministers since 1993.