Midori Matsushima

Japanese politician (1956–present)

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松島みどり

Matsushima in 2013

Minister of JusticeIn office
3 September 2014 – 20 October 2014Prime MinisterShinzō AbePreceded bySadakazu TanigakiSucceeded byYōko Kamikawa Personal detailsBorn

馬場みどり (Baba Midori)

(1956-07-15) 15 July 1956 (age 67)
Toyonaka, JapanPolitical partyLiberal Democratic PartyAlma materUniversity of TokyoOccupationReporter, politician

Midori Matsushima (松島みどり, Matsushima Midori, born 1956) is a Japanese politician. Her official name is Midori Baba (馬場みどり, Baba Midori).

Overview

She is a politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) representing Tokyo's 14th district. A native of Hyogo Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she worked at the national newspaper Asahi Shimbun from 1980 to 1995. After an unsuccessful run in 1996, she was later elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 and again in 2003 and 2005.^[1]