ABE Toshiko

• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Chugoku Bloc (proportional representation), elected eight times


• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: 19 May 1959, Ishinomaki, Miyagi
• Education:
• PhD, Graduate School, The University of Illinois Chicago, USA

• Career:
• Vice President, Japanese Nursing Association
• Associate Professor, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
• Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology