Makiko Tanaka
| Makiko Tanaka | |
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| 田中 眞紀子 | |
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| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
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In office 1 October 2012 – 26 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Masaharu Nakagawa |
| Succeeded by | Hakubun Shimomura |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan | |
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In office 2001–2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichirō Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Yōhei Kōno |
| Succeeded by | Junichirō Koizumi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 January 1944 Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Political party |
Liberal Democratic Party (until 2003) Democratic Party of Japan (2009–present, present day Democratic Party (Japan)) |
| Spouse(s) | Naoki Suzuki |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Waseda University (B.Com.) |
Makiko Tanaka (田中 眞紀子 Tanaka Makiko, born in Bunkyō, Tokyo, 14 January 1944) is a Japanese politician. She is the daughter of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and his official wife Hana.
Tanaka attended high school at Germantown Friends School in the United States and graduated from Waseda University. She spent most of her early adulthood working with her father's political machine Etsuzankai, and was first lady to her father since her mother, Hana, was absent due to long-standing illness. She was elected to the Lower House in 1993, shortly after her father's death.[1]
Tanaka was the first female foreign minister of Japan, from April 2001 to January 2002, but was fired from the cabinet after making remarks critical of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Later that year, she was expelled from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and barred from party membership for two years.
In August 2002, Tanaka resigned from the Diet after allegations that she had embezzled her secretaries' civil service salaries. A Tokyo court cleared her in September, and she ran for the Diet again as an independent in November 2003.[2]
Her husband Naoki Suzuki, whom she married in 1969 was adopted as an adult into her family, because she has no brothers to carry on the family name.
In August 2009, Tanaka and her husband joined the opposition Democratic Party of Japan.[3]
In September 2009 she became the Diet chairperson of the Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[4] In September 2011 she became the Diet chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
On October 1, 2012, she became Minister of Education, Culture, Science, Sports, and Technology, as part of a reshuffle of the Yoshihiko Noda Cabinet.[5]
On November 2, 2012 she denied applications for three new universities, contradicting a report the previous day that had endorsed the establishment of the universities. It had been 30 years since a minister had contradicted the ministry in such a way.[6] This sparked a large amount of criticism and after pressure from within the DPJ she reversed her decision and approved the applications.[7]
She lost her seat in the December 16, 2012 general election.[8] She left office on 26 December 2012.
Publications
- (Japanese) (with English abstract) Tanaka, Makiko. "The English Language Development Program of the Los Angeles Unified School District : Implications for Elementary School English Education in Japan." (カリフォルニア州ロサンゼルス統一学区における英語教育の試みと日本における小学校英語教育への示唆, Archive) The Journal of Kanda University of International Studies (神田外語大学紀要). Kanda University of International Studies. 2009, Volume 21.
References
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- ↑ "Business & Politics: Tanaka Makiko". Japan Zone. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Koizumi Critic Quits Party". The New York Times. 2003-10-23. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "LDP Makiko Tanaka signs up with DPJ". CCTV. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "The Democratic Party of Japan : Profile Detail". DPJ. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121002a1.html
- ↑ Daily Yomiuri Tanaka denies 3 proposed new universities November 3, 2012
- ↑ Daily Yomiuri DPJ pressured Tanaka's reversal / Ruling party members wanted education minister to approve universities November 9, 2012
- ↑ Japan Times Nothing left for the election-gutted DPJ to do but rebuild December 18, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mikio Ōmi |
Minister of state, director-general of the Science and Technology Agency 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by Yasuoki Urano |
| Preceded by Yōhei Kōno |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan 2001–2002 |
Succeeded by Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by Takeshi Iwaya |
Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Eiko Ishige |
| Preceded by Tadamasa Kodaira |
Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Yoshikatsu Nakayama |
| Preceded by Hirofumi Hirano |
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2012 |
Succeeded by |
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
| Preceded by Kichinosuke Meguro Hideo Watanabe Yukio Hoshino Shin Sakurai Tatsuo Murayama |
Member of the House of Representatives from Niigata 3rd district (multi-member) 1993–1996 Served alongside: Yukio Hoshino, Shin Sakurai, Tomio Sakagami, Tatsuo Murayama |
District eliminated |
| New district | Member of the House of Representatives from Niigata 5th district (single-member) 1996–2002 2003–present |
Vacant Title next held by Yukio Hoshino |
| Preceded by Yukio Hoshino |
Incumbent | |