CURRICULUM VITAE
Ms. Kuniko INOGUCHI
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Born
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Education
1982 Ph.D. in Political Science, Yale University
1977 M.A. in Political Science, Yale University
1975 B.A. Sophia University
Career
(ACADEMICS)
| 1981-90 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Sophia University |
| 1990-2006 | Professor, Faculty of Law, Sophia University |
| 1983-84 | Visiting Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University |
| 1985 | Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Australian National University |
| 2005-2014 | Executive Member, Science Council of Japan |
(DIPLOMACY)
| 2002-04 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva |
| 2003 | President, Conference on Disarmament in Geneva Chairperson, UN First Biennial Meeting of States on Small- Arms and Light Weapons |
(PUBLIC ASSIGNMENTS)
| 1994-96 | Member, Prime Minister's Defense Policy Review Council |
| 1996-98 | Member, Prime Minister's Administrative Reform Council |
| 2001-02, 2005 | Member, Council for Gender Equality |
| 2003-06 | Member, UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Issues (UN Headquarters in New York) |
| 1999-2006 | Board Member, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (Stockholm, Sweden) |
(POLITICS)
| 2005-06 | Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs |
| 2005-09 | Member of the Parliament, the House of Representatives |
| 2010- | Member of the Parliament, the House of Councillors (representing Chiba Prefecture) |
Current Responsibilities
- Board Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, the House of Councillors
- Member, Research Commission for the Promotion and Development of Okinawa, LDP
Party Affiliation
Party Affiliation: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Married to Takashi Inoguchi, Ph.D. / Two daughters.
Contact
House of Councillors, National Diet of Japan
Room 1105, Sangiin Members' Office Building
2-1-1, Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8962, Japan
Phone +813-6550-1105
Fax +813-6551-1105
e-mail: inoguchi@kunikoinoguchi.jp
http://www.kunikoinoguchi.jp
(As of April, 2018)

