Yasuko Komiyama (小宮山 泰子, Komiyama Yasuko, born April 25, 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Early life
Komiyama is a native of Kawagoe, Saitama. She attended Keio University and received a master's degree from Nihon University.
Political career
After having served in the Saitama Prefectural Assembly for two terms from 1995, she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2000 as an independent and in 2001 as a member of Ichirō Ozawa's Liberal Party.
She ran once again in 2003, this time as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, and was elected for the first time.
Komiyama is part of the CDP's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.[1]
References
- ^ 立憲民主党. "立憲民主党 泉「次の内閣」". 立憲民主党 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- 政治家情報 〜小宮山 泰子〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.