Chikage Oogi | |
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 Oogi in 2004 | |
| President of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 30 July 2004 – 28 July 2007 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Deputy | Giichi Tsunoda Akira Imaizumi |
| Preceded by | Hiroyuki Kurata |
| Succeeded by | Satsuki Eda |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| In office 6 January 2001 – 22 September 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori Junichirō Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nobuteru Ishihara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1933 Kobe, Empire of Japan (Now Japan) |
| Died | 9 March 2023 (aged 89) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (1977–1993, 2003–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Japan Renewal Party (1993–1994) New Frontier Party (1994–1997) Liberal (1998–2000) New Conservative Party (2000–2003) |
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| Residence(s) | Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Takarazuka Music School |
| Occupation | Actress and politician |
Chikage Oogi (扇 千景, Ōgi Chikage), real name Hiroko Hayashi (林 寛子, Hayashi Hiroko) (born Hiroko Kimura (木村 寛子, Kimura Hiroko); 10 May 1933 – 9 March 2023), was a Japanese actress and politician. During her 30-year-long political career, she served in some important posts. She became the first female President of the House of Councillors from 2004 to 2007.
Her pseudonymous surname is also spelled Ogi, Ōgi and Ohgi for a variety of Hepburn romanization systems. She herself used Oogi.[1]
- ^ "Greetings from the President of the House of Councillors". Archived from the original on 10 November 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2007.