Midori Matsushima

Midori Matsushima (松島 みどり) is a Japanese politician. Her official name is Midori Baba (馬場 みどり).

Overview
She is a politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) representing Tokyo's 14th district. A native of Hyogo Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she worked at the national newspaper Asahi Shimbun from 1980 to 1995. After an unsuccessful run in 1996, she was later elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 and again in 2003 and 2005.