Maya Yamazaki (山崎 摩耶, Yamazaki Maya, born July 10, 1974) is a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives of Japan from 2009 until 2012.[1]
Maya Yamazaki | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives of Japan | |
| In office August 30, 2009 – November 16, 2012 | |
| Constituency | Hokkaido proportional representation block |
| Director of the Japanese Nursing Association | |
| In office 1995–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1947 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Website | http://maya-net.jp/ |
Biography
editBorn in Tokyo, Yamazaki attended Hokkaido Asahikawa Higashi High School and graduated from Hokkaido University in 1971. After receiving her nursing license in April 1968, she would later work at several health facilities, before being director of the Japanese Nursing Association from 1995 until 2005; she was in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Social Security Council as that organization's representative. She was also a professor at the Nursing School in Iwate Prefectural University.[1]
In 2007, she ran as a proportional district candidate for the Democratic Party of Japan with 27,500 votes.[2]
In 2009, she was elected to the Hokkaido proportional representation block.[3]
In 2012, she came third place running for Hokkaido's 12th district with 25,501 votes.[4]
In 2017, she ran as a proportional district candidate for the Democratic Party of Japan.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "プロフィール – 山崎 まや【公式】国民民主党 衆議院北海道比例区第1総支部長". www.maya-net.jp.
- ^ "asahi.com： 2007参議院選挙 比例区開票結果・民主党". www.asahi.com.
- ^ "asahi.com：民主党 – 政党別開票結果 – ２００９総選挙". www.asahi.com.
- ^ "北海道12区 – 第46回衆議院議員選挙（衆議院議員総選挙）2012年12月16日投票 ｜ 選挙ドットコム".
- ^ "北海道ブロック – （比例代表）立憲民主党 – 第48回衆議院議員選挙 2017年10月22日投票 ｜ 選挙ドットコム". 選挙ドットコム.