Kayoko Shimizu
Kayoko Shimizu | |
|---|---|
清水 嘉与子 | |
Official portrait, 1999 | |
| Director-General of the Environmental Agency | |
| In office October 5, 1999 – July 4, 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Kenji Manabe |
| Succeeded by | Yoriko Kawaguchi |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office July 24, 1989 – July 28, 2007 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1935 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Health and Nursing, University of Tokyo |
| Occupation | Nurse and Politician |
| Website | Official Website |
Kayoko Shimizu (清水嘉与子) (born November 9, 1935) is a Japanese politician and nurse. She has served as the Minister of the Environment Agency (37th and 38th terms) and a member of the House of Councillors (3 terms), as well as various other governmental and political party positions.
Early life and nursing career
Shimizu graduated from Kitazono High School in Tokyo and the Department of Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo. [1] As a nurse, she served as head nurse of the nursing department at Kanto Teishin Hospital, a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, and head of the Nursing Division of the Medical Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.[2][3] She served as Chair of the Japan Nursing Federation from June 2009 to July 2013.[3]
Political career
In the 15th regular election for the House of Councillors in 1989, she was endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party and recommended by the Japanese Nursing Association and the Japanese Nursing Federation (as successor to Shigeru Ishimoto), and ran in the proportional representation district of the House of Councillors, winning her first election.[3] She was elected three times in a row. She was a member of the Seiwa-kai faction within the party. After serving as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Labor and Chairman of the House of Councillors' Education Committee,[4] she first joined the Obuchi Cabinet in 1999 as Minister of the Environment. She was reappointed to the first Mori Cabinet, which was formed the following year.[5] She retired from politics in 2007. In November 2007, she was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.[4]
Shimizu was part of the scandal of Japanese politicians not paying their pensions that was discovered in 2004.[6][7]
Books
- "Our Law: Commentary on the Public Health Nurse, Midwife and Nurse Law" Japan Nursing Association Publishing, 1985
- "Our Law: Learning about the Law for Public Health Nurses, Midwives, and Nurses" 2nd Edition, Japan Nursing Association Publishing, 1988
- "A First-Year Diet Member's Nagatacho Diary: 365 Days of Shimizu Kayoko," Shimizu Kayoko Policy Research Group, 1990
- "Nagatacho Diary: Kayoko Shimizu's Activities" Kayoko Shimizu Policy Research Group, 1992
- "Creating a Recycling-Based Society and Medical Waste" Japan Nursing Association Publishing, 2001
Co-editor
- "Nursing Law Handbook" co-edited by Toyoko Kadowaki, Igaku Shoin, 1984
- "Nursing for all: Nursing in Society" (ed.) Japan Nursing Association Publishing, 1988
- Nursing Law Handbook 1997 Edition, co-edited by Toyoko Kadowaki and Hiroko Moriyama, Japan Nursing Association Publishing, 1997
- "Nursing and Care Legislation Handbook" co-edited by Toyoko Kadowaki, Igaku Shoin, 2001
Political offices
References
- ^ "国会議員の出身高校・大学一覧" [List of High Schools and Universities of National Diet Members]. Weekly Asahi, Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Vol. 111, no. 40. August 18, 2006. p. 42.
- ^ "第6回 顧問 清水嘉与子さん「とにかく、学ぶチャンスがあれば、そこに行きたいと思って動いていたんです」" [6th Advisor Kayoko Shimizu: "Anyway, if there was an opportunity to learn, I wanted to go there, so I was working hard."] (in Japanese). Fresia Nurse Association. February 9, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c "清水 嘉与子元参議院議員" [Kayoko Shimizu, former member of the House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Japan Nursing Federation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ a b "女性大臣の系譜 写真特集" [A lineage of female ministers - Photo collection]. Jiji News (in Japanese). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "環境省五十年史（資料編）歴代大臣等Ⅱ 歴代大臣等" [50-Year History of the Ministry of the Environment (Reference Materials) Former Ministers, etc] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "民主党国会議員の納付状況を公表 ３３人が未納" [The tax payment status of Democratic Party Diet members is published. 33 people have not paid.] (in Japanese). Democratic Party of Japan. May 13, 2004. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "日本共産党国会議員の年金加入・納付状況" [Pension enrollment and payment status of Japanese Communist Party Diet members]. Akahata News (in Japanese). May 11, 2004. Retrieved November 20, 2025.