Toshiko Abe (阿部俊子, Abe Toshiko; born 19 May 1959) is a Japanese

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of the

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, a member of the

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in the

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, since 2005.

Early life

A native of

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, Abe attended Miyagi Gakuin Women's Junior College and Mitsui Memorial Hospital Nursing School;

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, and

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for her Doctorate (PhD.) in the United States.

Political career

Abe was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in September 2005. She was one of the incoming group of representatives referred to as the Koizumi Children.

Family

She currently resides in her home prefecture in Japan, and she is divorced from Bloomberg media professional, J. M. Moran (Chicago Illinois).

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Early life

Political career

Family

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