Mitsu Kōro | |
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| Deputy Secretary of State for Health and Welfare | |
| In office 1955 | |
| Member of theHouse of Councillors | |
| In office 1947–1968 | |
| Constituency | Tokushima |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 1946–1947 | |
| Constituency | Tokushima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1893 Sakamoto, Japan |
| Died | 20 December 1980(1980-12-20) (aged 87) |
Mitsu Kōro (Japanese:紅露みつ; 10 May 1893 – 28 December 1980) was a Japanese politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to theHouse of Representatives in 1946.[1] Aside from a brief spell in 1947, she served continuously in parliament until 1968.
Kōro was born inSakamoto inGunma Prefecture in 1893. She attended Kanda Girl's High School in Tokyo,[2] after which she marriedAkira Kōro [ja], who was elected to parliament in1932. She worked as a journalist.[2] Their son Shinichi was stationed in Hiroshima towards the end ofWorld War II and was killed by theatomic bomb dropped on the city.
AfterWorld War II, Akira was banned from holding public office. Instead, Kōro contested the1946 general elections as an independent candidate in Tokushima, and was elected to the House of Representatives.[2] She subsequently joined theLiberal Party. Although she lost her seat in theApril 1947 general election, she returned to parliament after winning a seat in the August 1947House of Councillors by-elections.
Kōro was subsequently re-elected in1950 as aNational Democratic Party candidate, and in1956 and1962 as aLiberal Democratic Party candidate, serving until1968. She also served as Deputy Secretary of State for Health and Welfare in the secondIchiro Hatoyama cabinet in 1955. In 1965, she was awarded theOrder of the Precious Crown.
She died in 1980.
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