Tenkoko Sonoda

Tenkoko Sonoda
Sonoda in 1949
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1946–1947
ConstituencyTokyo 2nd district
In office
1947–1952
ConstituencyTokyo 7th district
Personal details
Born23 January 1919
Tokyo, Japan
Died29 January 2015(2015-01-29) (aged 96)
Tokyo, Japan

Tenkōkō Sonoda (園田 天光光, Sonoda Tenkōkō, 23 January 1919 – 29 January 2015)[1] was a Japanese politician who was a member of the Japanese Diet from 1946–1952. In 1950, she became the first woman in Japanese political history to have a baby while in office.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "女性初代議士 園田天光光さん死去 Nhkニュース". Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.