ABE Tomoko

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Kanagawa 12th District (single-seat constituency), elected nine times

• In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
• Born: 24 April 1948, Meguro, Tokyo
• Education:
• Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo

• Career:
• Medical doctor (pediatrics)
• Research and Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo (Dec. 1983-Mar. 1994)
• Tokushukai Medical Corporation (Apr. 1994)
• Chief, Division of Pediatrics, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital (Mar. 1995)
• Director, Chiba Tokushukai Hospital (Dec. 1998)
• Chairperson, Policy Council, Social Democratic Party (Dec. 2003)
• Representative, Tomorrow Party of Japan (Jan. 2013)
• Democratic Party of Japan (Dec. 2014)
• Democratic Party (Mar. 2016)
• Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (Oct. 2017)