Yūmi Yoshikawa
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Yūmi Yoshikawa | |
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吉川有美 | |
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office July 29, 2013 | |
| Constituency | Mie Prefecture |
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| Born | September 4, 1973 Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Yūmi Yoshikawa (吉川有美, Yoshikawa Yūmi, born 4 September 1973) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Biography
[edit]In 2013, she ran as the Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Mie Prefecture electoral district in the House of Councillors elections, receiving 373,035 votes and winning. She became the first LDP member of the House of Councillors in Mie Prefecture since former House of Councillors President Juro Saito, 15 years earlier.[1]
In July 2019, she was elected for a second term in that year's House of Councillors elections. In October of the same year, she was appointed Chairman of the House of Councillors' Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Committee.[2] In October 2021, she was appointed parliamentary vice-minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, retaining this job until August 2022.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ms.YOSHIKAWA Yumi：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Ms.YOSHIKAWA Yumi：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "国会議員情報：吉川 有美（よしかわ ゆうみ）：時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-25.
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