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Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician 68th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan (died 2014)
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Takako Doi
Japanese politician (1928–2014)
Takako Doi was a Japanese politician. She was leader of the Japan Socialist Party from 1986 to 1991 and its successor party the Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2003. In the former role, she became the first female leader of a major Japanese political party, and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Presiding officer of the House of Representatives of Japan
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of Japan, and together with the President of the House of Councillors, the Speaker is also the head of the legislative branch of Japan. The Speaker is elected by members of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)