Eriko Yamatani
| Eriko Yamatani | |
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| 山谷 えり子 | |
| a member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office June 2000 – November 2003 |
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| a member of the House of Councillors | |
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Assumed office July 2004 |
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| Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Education Reform | |
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In office September 26, 2006 – September 26, 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
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Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Disaster Management |
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In office September 3, 2014 – October 7, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Keiji Furuya |
| Succeeded by | Tarō Kōno |
| Minister in charge of Ocean Policy and Territorial Issues | |
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In office September 3, 2014 – October 7, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Ichita Yamamoto |
| Succeeded by | Aiko Shimajiri |
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Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue Minister in charge of Building National Resilience |
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In office September 3, 2014 – October 7, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Keiji Furuya |
| Succeeded by | Katsunobu Katō |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 September 1950 Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of the Sacred Heart |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church |
Eriko Yamatani (山谷 えり子 Yamatani Eriko?, born September 19, 1950) is a Japanese politician. Her name in official documents is Eriko Ogawa (小川恵里子 Ogawa Eriko?).
Born in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. Her father was a Sankei Shimbun newspaper reporter. She spent her childhood in Fukui city, where her wealthy family ran the geisha ryokan Beniya at Awara Onsen. Later her father was defeated in the general election, and, heavily in debt, the Yamatani family left Fukui for Tokyo. She graduated from the University of the Sacred Heart (a Catholic university in Tokyo) with the Bachelor of Letters degree in March 1973. She worked in the United States for a publishing company. She became the editor-in-chief of Sankei Living Shimbun in 1985 and became known as an essayist and television personality.
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