Keiko Chiba
| Keiko Chiba | |
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| 千葉景子 | |
Chiba campaigning in Kawasaki, June 2010
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| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Eisuke Mori |
| Succeeded by | Minoru Yanagida |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 May 1948 Yokohama, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Socialist Party (Before 1996) Social Democratic Party (1996–1997) |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Keiko Chiba (千葉 景子 Chiba Keiko?, born 11 May 1948) is the former justice minister of Japan.
After graduating from Chuo University in 1971, where she studied law, she became a lawyer in 1982. She belongs to the Yokohama Bar Association. As a lawyer, she was involved in a lawsuit filed by local residents over noise pollution caused by jets taking off and landing at the U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture. She also worked to protect the rights of women and seniors.
Throughout her activity as lawyer, Chiba developed a relationship with Japan Socialist Party. In 1986 she was nominated as the official candidate of the party and elected to the House of Councillors for the first time. She held executive posts in the Japan Socialist Party and in its successor the Social Democratic Party, but she left the party to the Democratic Party of Japan in January 1997. Nevertheless, she strengthened her footing with continuous support by All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers Union (JICHIRO) and Japanese Trade Union Confederation and took charge of the Director General of a parliament group supporting Amnesty International.
At the 20th House of Councillors election Chiba ran for the Diet representing Kanagawa and was elected to the House of Councillors for the fourth time. In the course of election canvassing, two executives of the Kawasaki Municipal Transportation Workers Union were arrested because of their involvement in soliciting votes for Chiba for cash payment. Both executives were sentenced to 1.5 years imprisonment with 5 years suspension execution. In the Next Cabinet Chiba served as Minister of State for Gender Equiality and as Minister of Justice.
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