Japanese politician (1912–1985)
Hatsu Ando
In office 1946–1947Constituency Nagano
Born 20 January 1912Nirayama , Japan Died 4 December 1985(1985-12-04) (aged 73)
Hatsu Ando (Japanese : 安藤はつ , 20 January 1912 – 4 December 1985) was a Japanese politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.[1]
Biography
Hatsu Sen was born in Nirayama in 1912. She graduated from a teacher training college in Shizuoka Prefecture and taught at a national school [ja ] in Omimura until marrying Hideo Ando. She became a member of the New Japan Cultural Association and served as president of the Shin-Etsu Industrial Company.[2] The couple moved to Nagano Prefecture during World War II .
In 1946 Ando contested the Nagano constituency in the general elections as a candidate of the Peace Party , and was elected to the House of Representatives.[2] After being elected, she joined the National Cooperative Party . She lost her seat in the 1947 elections .
Ando subsequently lived in the suburbs of Tokyo until her death in 1985.[3]
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