Toshiko Abe (阿部 俊子, Abe Toshiko; born 19 May 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, since 2005.
Early life
A native of Miyagi Prefecture, Abe attended Miyagi Gakuin Women's Junior College and Mitsui Memorial Hospital Nursing School; University of Alabama at Birmingham, and University of Illinois at Chicago for her Doctorate (PhD.) in the United States.
Political career
Abe was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in September 2005.[citation needed]
She was one of the incoming group of representatives referred to as the Koizumi Children.
Family
She currently resides in her home prefecture in Japan, and she is divorced from Bloomberg media professional, J. M. Moran (Chicago Illinois).[citation needed]
See also
References
- 政治家情報 〜阿部 俊子〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.