Yuriko Koike

Japanese Politician

Yuriko Koike was born in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan on July 15th, 1952 and is the Japanese Politician. At the age of 71, Yuriko Koike biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
July 15, 1952
Nationality
Japan
Place of Birth
Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Age
71 years old
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Profession
Politician
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Kwansei Gakuin University, American University in Cairo, Cairo University
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Yuriko Koike Career

Koike was elected to the House of Councillors in 1992 as a member of the Japan New Party. She was then elected to the House of Representatives in 1993, representing the Hyogo 2nd district. In 1996, she was re-elected to the House of Representatives, this time representing the Hyogo 6th district for the New Frontier Party. She held this seat in the 2000 election as a candidate of the New Conservative Party. She joined the Liberal Democratic Party in 2002. She also has been a regular contributor to Project Syndicate since 2010.

She served as the Minister of the Environment and Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Jun'ichirō Koizumi. Along with Satsuki Katayama and Makiko Fujino, Koike became known as one of Koizumi's "assassins" in the 2005 Lower House election, running in Tokyo against an LDP hardliner candidate who opposed Koizumi's policies.

She was appointed the first female Minister of Defense in June 2007 during the first term of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but announced in August 2007 that she intended to resign from the post, citing the Aegis classified information leak scandal as a reason. Koike later hinted that the much-publicized fight she had had with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki over a vice-minister replacement was the real reason, as the opposition would use that to oppose a bill on Japan's terrorism laws.

On 8 September 2008, she launched her bid to become president of the LDP and became the first woman ever to seek the premiership in Japan's history: "I have received the enthusiastic support of my colleagues. In order to break through the deadlock facing Japanese society, I believe the country might as well have a female candidate. Hillary used the word 'glass ceiling' ... but in Japan, it isn't glass, it's an iron plate. I'm not Mrs. Thatcher, but what is needed is a strategy that advances a cause with conviction, clear policies and sympathy with the people." In the leadership election, held on 22 September, Tarō Asō won with 351 of the 527 votes; Koike placed third with 46 votes.

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Tokyo is the city of turtlenecks: To reduce energy use, the governor has urged city residents to wear jumpers

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 19, 2022
If the instruction had come from someone else, you may have told them to wind their necks in. However, the governor of Tokyo has advised the city's residents to wear turtleneck jumpers in order to minimize electricity use in the winter. According to Yuriko Koike (pictured), turtlenecks could help to reduce energy bill rises. Staff in Tokyo's government department will be encouraged to wear the jumper to lead by example for the rest of the world.
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