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Midori Matsushima
松島 みどり
Matsushima in 2013
Minister of Justice
In office
3 September 2014 – 20 October 2014
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded bySadakazu Tanigaki
Succeeded byYōko Kamikawa
Personal details
Born
馬場 みどり (Baba Midori)

(1956-07-15) 15 July 1956 (age 67)
Toyonaka, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

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. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

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Political offices Preceded bySadakazu Tanigaki Minister of Justice 2014 Succeeded byYōko Kamikawa