Mayumi Moriyama (森山 眞弓, Moriyama Mayumi, 7 November 1927 – 14 October 2021) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Mayumi Moriyama | |
|---|---|
森山 眞弓 | |
 Official portrait, 2001 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 26 April 2001 – 22 September 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Masahiko Kōmura |
| Succeeded by | Daizō Nozawa |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Kunio Hatoyama |
| Succeeded by | Ryoko Akamatsu |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 25 August 1989 – 28 September 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Tokuo Yamashita |
| Succeeded by | Misoji Sakamoto |
| Head of the Environmental Agency | |
| In office 10 August 1989 – 25 August 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Yamazaki |
| Succeeded by | Setsu Shiga |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Akio Fukuda |
| Constituency | Northern Kanto PR (1996–2003) Tochigi 2nd (2003–2009) |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 8 July 1980 – 20 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Takashi Ōtsuka |
| Succeeded by | Itten Kamiyoshihara |
| Constituency | Tochigi at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1927 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 14 October 2021 (aged 93) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Tsuda College University of Tokyo |
Early life and education
editMoriyama 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
editMoriyama 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
editMoriyama is the widow of representative Kinji Moriyama. In 1991, she published a book, titled What I Saw in the Cabinet.[10]
Death
editMoriyama died in Tokyo at the age of 93 on 14 October 2021.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Justice Minister". Kantei. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Behrens, Leigh (19 June 1988). "Mayumi Moriyama "It's Worthwhile To Work And Pioneer The Way"". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ a b Sanger, David E. (26 August 1989). "Woman Gets High Post After Tokyo Aide Quits". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ a b Joyce Gelb (29 November 1994). Women Of Japan & Korea: Continuity and Change. Temple University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-56639-224-2. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Weisman, Steven R. (6 January 1990). "Tokyo Official Takes on Bastion of Sexism, and Loses". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Sanger, David E. (28 February 1990). "Changes in Japanese Cabinet Set Off a Debate". The New York Times. p. 8.
- ^ Sanger, David E. (12 December 1992). "Japan's Cabinet Is Shuffled Under Harsh New Spotlight". The New York Times. p. 3.
- ^ "Previous cabinets". Kantei. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "The university president of Japan Baiou University, Mayumi Moriyama, visits Taiwan". Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Books. Amazon. January 1991. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Japan's 1st female Chief Cabinet Secretary Moriyama dies 93". Mainichi Shimbun. 18 October 2021. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.