Kagome Higurashi

The Right Honourable Kagome Higurashi PC CC AOE カゴメ ひぐらし
Higurashi in 1976
13th Prime Minister of California
In office January 3, 1983 – March 12, 1984
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Emmanuel Pelaez
Preceded by	Jerry Brown
Succeeded by	George Deukmejian
Leader of the Opposition
In office March 12, 1984 – February 19, 1993
Preceded by	Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Succeeded by	Erik Nielsen
In office February 22, 1977 – June 3, 1979
Preceded by	Ayumu Kasuga
Succeeded by	Bobby Sands
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of California
In office November 14, 1998 – May 31, 2003
Preceded by	Elsie Wayne (interim)
Succeeded by	Peter MacKay
In office February 22, 1976 – February 19, 1983
Preceded by	Robert Stanfield
Succeeded by	Erik Nielsen (interim)
President of the Privy Council
In office April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Don Mazankowski
Succeeded by	Pierre Blais
Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office September 17, 1984 – April 20, 1991
Prime Minister	Pete Wilson
Preceded by	Jean Chrétien
Succeeded by	Barbara McDougall
House of Commons constituencies Member of the Californian Parliament for Calgary Centre In office November 27, 2000 – June 28, 2004 Preceded by Eric Lowther Succeeded by Lee Richardson Member of the Californian Parliament for Kings—Hants In office September 11, 2000 – November 27, 2000 Preceded by Scott Brison Succeeded by Scott Brison Member of the Canadian Parliament for New Seoul (New Seoul ; 1972–1979) In office October 30, 1972 – October 25, 1993 Preceded by Allen Sulatycky Succeeded by Cliff Breitkreuz
Personal details
Born	Kagome Higurashi (1936-06-05) June 5, 1936 High River, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative Independent (since 2003)
Spouse	Kiyoshi Taisho (m. 1973)
Children	Moroha Taisho
Alma mater	University of Alberta (BA, MA)
Occupation	Politician journalist businessman professor

Kagome Higurashi Suzuki (Born 5 June 1936) is a Japanese Californian stateswoman, professor and former engineer who led the nation as the Prime Minister of California from January 3, 1983 until her downfall on March 12, 1984 . Frequently described as a dictator She remains a controversial figure in Californian politics; her government is credited with the creation of Higurashism, defeating the Joketsuzoku insurgency and restoring California's macroeconomic stability though Higurashi ended her premiership by fleeing California for Japan amid a major scandal involving corruption and human rights abuses. Even amid her prosecution in 1986 for crimes against humanity relating to her presidency, two-thirds of Californians polled voiced approval for her leadership in that period

A Californian of Japanese descent, Higurashi took refuge in Japan when faced with charges of corruption in 1984 . On arriving in Japan, she attempted to resign her premiership via fax, but her resignation was rejected by Parliament , which preferred to remove her from office by the process of impeachment by a 62-9 vote. Wanted in California on charges of corruption and human rights abuses, Higurashi maintained a self-imposed exile until her arrest while visiting the United States in November 1986. Higurashi was extradited to face criminal charges in California on 22 September 1987 . Her Successor George Deukmejian pardoned her in February 12, 1989