Ritsuko Nagao
Ritsuko Nagao | |
|---|---|
長尾 立子 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Isao Matsuura |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 19 May 1997 – 25 July 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Hitoshi Shimasaki |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1933 |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Ritsuko Nagao (Japanese: 長尾立子, romanized: Nagao Ritsuko; born 1933) is a former Japanese politician who is the first woman to serve as the Minister of Justice.
In 1996, Nagao was appointed to the Cabinet of Japan as the Minister of Justice by Ryutaro Hashimoto, where she was the only woman and only appointee who was not a member of Parliament already. Before her appointment as the Minister of Justice, she worked as a bureaucrat in the Health and Welfare Ministry.