Toshiko Takeya

During her university studies, she passed the examination as Certified Public Accountant (kōnin kaikeishi) in 1991.

After graduation, she began to work for Tōmatsu "LLC" (kansa hōjin, a business type for external auditors, regulated by Japanese CPA legislation).

Her work at ABeam included development projects in Indonesia and Vietnam.

As Yūji Sawa announced his retirement in order to not reach Kōmeitō's age limit of 66 while in office, Takeya decided to enter national politics in December 2009.

[1] As of 2012, she is a member in the Committees on Financial Affairs (zaisei kin'yū), Oversight of Administration (gyōsei kansa) and the Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters (seifu kaihatsu enjo nado ni kan suru tokubetsu-iinkai).