Chikage Oogi
Appearance
Chikage Oogi | |
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President of the House of Councillors of Japan | |
In office July 30, 2004 – July 28, 2007 | |
Monarch | Akihito |
Deputy | Giichi Tsunoda Akira Imaizumi |
Preceded by | Hiroyuki Kurata |
Succeeded by | Satsuki Eda |
Personal details | |
Born | Empire of Japan | 10 May 1933
Died | 9 March 2023 | (aged 89)
Political party | New Conservative Party |
Chikage Oogi (扇 千景, Ōgi Chikage), real name Hiroko Hayashi (林 寛子, Hayashi Hiroko) (10 May 1933 – 9 March 2023[1] as Hiroko Kimura (木村 寛子, Kimura Hiroko)), was a Japanese actress and politician. She became the first female President of the House of Councillors in 2004.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "元女優・元参議院議長の扇千景さんが死去「食道胃接合部がん」のため 89歳" (in Japanese). TBS News. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ↑ "Greetings from the President of the House of Councillors". Archived from the original on 10 November 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2007.