Tsuyako Ōno

Tsuyako Ōno
大野 つや子
Official portrait, 2001
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
24 March 1996 – 28 July 2007
Preceded byAkira Ōno
Succeeded byTakao Fujii
ConstituencyGifu at-large
Personal details
Born(1934-02-27)27 February 1934
Tokyo, Japan
Died26 January 2021(2021-01-26) (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Spouse
Akira Ōno
(m. 1956; died 1996)
ChildrenYasutada Ōno
RelativesBanboku Ōno (father-in-law)
EducationKonodai Girls' School

Tsuyako Ōno (February 27, 1934 - January 26, 2021) was a Japanese politician who served two terms in the House of Councillors from 1996 to 2006.[1] Her son was elected to the same legislative body in 2013.

In 1996, Ōno was elected to fill her husband's seat in the Upper House, on behalf of the Liberal Democratic Party;[2] the seat represented Gifu Prefecture. She won the 2001 election for the same district.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2023-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Washington Post website, Party's Victory in Special Election gives Japan's Premier a Boost, article written by Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan dated March 25, 1996