Tomoko Ukishima
{{Short description|Japanese politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tomoko Ukishima
| native_name = {{nobold|浮島 智子}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = Ukishima Tomoko (2018).png
| caption = Official portrait, 2018
| office = Member of the House of Representatives
| constituency = Kinki PR
| term_start = 21 December 2012
| term_end =
| office1 = Member of the House of Councillors
| constituency1 = National PR
| term_start1 = 26 July 2004
| term_end1 = 25 July 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|2|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| party = Komeito
| otherparty =
}}
{{nihongo|Tomoko Ukishima|浮島 智子|Ukishima Tomoko|extra=born February 1, 1963}} is a Japanese politician who serves in the House of Representatives as a member of the Komeito Party. She was previously in the House of Councillors.
Early life
Ukishima was born in Shinjuku Ward in Tokyo. As a professional Ballet dancer she became the Principal dancer in the Hong Kong Ballet company in 1984 and in the Dayton Ballet company in 1995.{{cite web |title=Tomoko Ukishima |url=https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/tomoko-ukishima |website=UN Internet Governance Forum |access-date=16 February 2025}} She was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2004.
Political career
She has held various positions, including a State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and State Secretary in the Cabinet Office, where she also served as State Secretary for the Environment.
Additionally, she has been Deputy Minister in the Cabinet Office and Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as well as Chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on General Affairs.{{Cite web |title=profile |url=https://www.t-ukishima.net/profile/profile.html |website=Tomoko Ukishima |date=n.d.}}
References
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- {{cite news |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008764.html |script-title=ja:政治家情報 〜浮島 智子〜 |script-newspaper=ja:ザ･選挙 |newspaper=JANJAN |accessdate=2007-10-25 |language=ja}}
External links
- [https://www.t-ukishima.net/ Official website] in Japanese.
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Category:Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2021–2024
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2024–
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