Midori Matsushima

Midori Matsushima
松島 みどり
Matsushima in 2013
Minister of Justice
In office
3 September 2014  20 October 2014
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded bySadakazu Tanigaki
Succeeded byYōko Kamikawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
19 December 2012
Preceded byTaketsuka Kimura
ConstituencyTokyo 14th
In office
26 June 2000  21 July 2009
Succeeded byTaketsuka Kimura
ConstituencyTokyo PR (2000–2003)
Tokyo 14th (2003–2009)
Personal details
Born
Midori Baba

(1956-07-15) 15 July 1956
Toyonaka, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationReporter

Midori Matsushima (松島 みどり, Matsushima Midori; born 15 July 1956) also known by her real official name Midori Baba (馬場 みどり, Baba Midori) is a Japanese politician. Who served as Japan's Minister of Justice in 2014, she later resigned in the same year after an allegation of violating electoral laws by distributing paper fans to voters.