Hiroko Nakano

Hiroko Nakano (仲野 博子, Nakano Hiroko; born 1959) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan.

Hiroko Nakano
仲野 博子
Official portrait, 2011
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 9 November 2003 – 16 November 2012
Constituency	Hokkaido PR (2003–2005; 2009–2012) Hokkaido 7th (2005–2009)
Member of the Nemuro City Council
In office 1989–2000
Personal details
Born	(1959-03-03) 3 March 1959 (age 66) Yokohama, Aomori, Japan
Party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Socialist
Alma mater	Hirosaki Gakuin University

Early life

Nakano is a native of Mutsu, Aomori and a graduate of Hirosaki Gakuin University.

Political career

Nakano ran for the Diet for the first time in 2000 after serving three terms in the city assembly of Nemuro, Hokkaido since 1989. In her second attempt, she won a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2003 general election.

In the 2009 general election, Nakano was the only Democratic incumbent countrywide to lose her district seat to a Liberal Democrat. As the only losing Democratic district candidate in Hokkaidō though, she was safely reelected via the proportional representation block. She lost her seat in 2012.

References

• 政治家情報 〜仲野 博子〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by N/A	Representative for the Hokkaidō PR block 2003–2005 2009–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Naoto Kitamura	Representative for Hokkaidō 7th district (single-member) 2005–2009	Succeeded by Yoshitaka Itō