Mayumi Moriyama

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Early life and education

Moriyama was born in Tokyo on 7 November 1927.[1] Her father was a businessman, who was progressive and liberal.[2] Her mother was a conservative type of a housewife.[2]

In 1947, she graduated from the department of foreign languages at Tsuda College.[1] She also received a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Tokyo in 1950.[1]

Career

Moriyama worked at the Ministry of Labor from 1950 to 1980.[2] She was elected to the first of her three terms in the House of Councillors in 1980 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. She headed the environment agency until 26 August 1989 when she was appointed chief cabinet secretary in the cabinet of Toshiki Kaifu.[3] Moriyama replaced Tokuo Yamashita and became the first Japanese woman appointed to this post.[3] She was dismissed after six months of tenure on 6 January 1990.[4][5] Misoji Sakamoto succeeded her as chief cabinet secretary.[6]

She was appointed Minister of Education to the cabinet of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa on 12 November 1992.[7] She was also Japan's first female education minister.[4] She remained in office until 1993. She also served as Minister of Justice from 26 April 2001 to 19 November 2003 in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.[8]

Moriyama became principal of Hakuoh University in 2007, and remained in that post until 2013.[9]

Personal life

Moriyama is the widow of representative Kinji Moriyama. In 1991, she published a book, titled What I Saw in the Cabinet.[10]

Death

Moriyama died in Tokyo at the age of 93 on 14 October 2021.[11]

References

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Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Head of the Environmental Agency
1989 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chief Cabinet Secretary
1989–1990 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Minister of Education
1992–1993 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Minister of Justice
2001–2003 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Councillors of Japan
1987–1988 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Principal of Hakuoh University
2007–2013 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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