Tomoko Tamura | |
|---|---|
| 田村 智子 | |
 Tamura in 2016 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2010 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1965 Komoro, Nagano, Japan[1] |
| Political party | Japanese Communist Party |
| Children | 2 |
Tomoko Tamura (Japanese: 田村 智子, born 4 July 1965) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving in the House of Councillors. She was elected in 2010 and again in 2016 for the National party list block.[2]
Political career
Tenure
She criticized former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's female cabinet picks, saying that they were performative instead of advancing women's empowerment.[3]
References
- ↑ "日本共産党 参議院議員 田村智子 ｜ 文房具店の娘" (in Japanese).
- ↑ "Ms. TAMURA Tomoko".
- ↑ "Women Abe Selected for his New Cabinet is "Performance for Public Consumption"". 22 September 2014.
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