Yōko Kamikawa
Yōko Kamikawa | |
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上川 陽子 | |
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 13 September 2023 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Succeeded by | Takeshi Iwaya |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Masako Mori |
| Succeeded by | Yoshihisa Furukawa |
| In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Katsutoshi Kaneda |
| Succeeded by | Takashi Yamashita |
| In office 20 October 2014 – 7 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Midori Matsushima |
| Succeeded by | Mitsuhide Iwaki |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 18 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Seishū Makino |
| Constituency | Shizuoka 1st |
| In office 27 June 2000 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshinori Oguchi |
| Succeeded by | Seishū Makino |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1953 Shizuoka, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse | Takunae Kamikawa |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo (BA) Harvard University (MPP) |
| Occupation | Researcher • Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Yōko Kamikawa (上川 陽子, Kamikawa Yōko; born 1 March 1953) is a Japanese politician and former think tank researcher who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs between September 2023 and October 2024. She served as the Minister of Justice from September 2020 to October 2021, and also served as Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs in the cabinets of Shinzō Abe and Yasuo Fukuda. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since December 2012.