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Profile

Yuriko Koike

Governor of Tokyo

Photo:Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo
■Profile of the Governor
Born: July 15, 1952, in Hyogo Prefecture
Education: BA in Sociology, Cairo University (October 1976)
■Career:
July 2016 Elected Governor of Tokyo
October 2011 Director, Committee on Budget, House of Representatives
September 2010 Chairperson, General Council, Liberal Democratic Party
July 2007 Minister of Defense
September 2006 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs
September 2004 Minister of the Environment and Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
September 2003 Minister of the Environment
July 1993 Member of the House of Representatives
July 1992 Member of the House of Councillors