About Yoko Komiyama
Born 1948. Yoko Komiyama is a Japanese politician, television presenter and announcer.
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Early life Komiyama is a native of Shibuya, Tokyo. She graduated from Seijo University, she worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1972 to 1998.
Political career Komiyama was elected to the House of Councilors for the first time in 1998 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in April 2003.
In September 2011 she was appointed Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.
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Who is Yoko Komiyama?
Japanese politician
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Yoko Komiyama was born on 17 September 1948 in Tokyo.
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Yoko Komiyama is a politician, television presenter and announcer.
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Yoko Komiyama is Japanese.
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