Teiko Kihira

Teiko Kihira (Japanese: 紀平 悌子, Hepburn: Kihira Teiko; February 2, 1928 – July 19, 2015) was a Japanese politician and activist. Kihira was a member of the House of Councilors in Japan.^[1] She was involved in the League of Women Voters of Japan where she served in different capacities including vice chair and president of the group.^[2][3][4]

Teiko Kihira
紀平 悌子
Kihira in 1963
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 24 July 1989 – 23 July 1995
Preceded by	Masaru Urata
Succeeded by	Kiyoshi Asoda
Constituency	Kumamoto at-large
Personal details
Born	(1928-02-02)2 February 1928 Fukuoka, Japan
Died	19 July 2015(2015-07-19) (aged 87)
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of the Sacred Heart

Career

Kihira grew up on Kyushu.^[4] When she was a student, she became a secretary to Fusae Ichikawa.^[4] In 1951, she was involved in an anti-corruption campaign.^[5] Kihira took over as the chair of the League of Women Voters of Japan in 1971.^[6] In 1989, she became a member of the House of Councilors.^[5] She served on the Parliament until 1995, where she again returned to working with the League of Women Voters of Japan.^[6]

Kihira died in 2015 of heart failure.^[7]