Hanako Honda
Hanako Honda | |
|---|---|
本多 花子 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 April 1946 – 31 March 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Osaka 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1909 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Died | 31 January 1968 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Hanako Honda (Japanese: 本多花子, January 1909 – 31 January 1968) was a Japanese politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.[1]
Biography
Honda was born in Kobe in 1909 and graduated from Mizuki Higher Elementary School.[2] In 1946, she contested the Osaka 2nd district in the general elections as a candidate of the Japan Women's Party, and was elected to the House of Representatives. After being elected, she joined the Japan Liberal Party. During her time in parliament, she introduced a members' bill for the enlargement of medical facilities for public school children and others.[3] She contested Osaka's fifth district in the 1947 elections as a Liberal Party candidate, but lost her seat.[4] She died in 1968.
References
- ^ Otsuka Kiyoe (2008). "Japanese Women's Legislative and Administrative Reforms in the Postwar Era" (PDF). Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University.
- ^ 『議会制度百年史 衆議院議員名鑑』 [100-year history of the parliamentary system House of Representatives member directory] (in Japanese). p. 577.
- Analysis of the 1946 Japanese General Election. United States Department of State. 1946. p. 24. - ^ Official Gazette. English Edition, issues 260–295, p26
- ^ Steven R. Reed (1992) Japan Election Data: The House of Representatives, 1947-1990 p340