Takako Doi

Takako Doi (Japanese土井 たか子, Doi Takako, actually土井 多 贺子; born November 30, 1928 in Kobe ) is a former Japanese MPs and opposition leader.

Doi studied law at the University Dōshisha. In 1969 she was a candidate for the Socialist Party of Japan ( SPJ ) in the second constituency of Hyōgo Prefecture successfully for the House and was subsequently re-elected eleven times. She was very active in issues of equality and sat in Parliament for the signing of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women a.

From 1986 to 1991 Doi was chairman of the SPJ. Under her leadership modernized the party and gave radical positions. From 1993 to 1996 Doi was president of the lower house. After the disastrous defeat at the general election in 1996, in which the SPJ lost its position as the second largest party, Doi again took over the party chairmanship. The SPJ named in the same year in Social Democratic Party ( SDP) to, but never recovered and lost more and more in favor of the Democratic Party on the ground.

In the general election, 2003, the SDP dropped to 6 seats; also controversial remarks Dois North Korea in connection with the abduction issue had damaged the party massive. Doi itself was indeed elected on the proportional representation list, but lost her constituency. In November 2003 she took over the responsibility for the condition of the party and resigned as chairman, her successor was Mizuho Fukushima.

Since the election of 2005 Doi is no longer in Parliament, 2006, she was honorary chairman of their party.