1 9 9 5 , ▁winning ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁three ▁subsequent ▁elections . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁Vice - Min ister ▁for ▁H ok ka ido ▁Development ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Education ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁as ▁deput y ▁secretary - general ▁of ▁the ▁L DP ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁as ▁state ▁secretary ▁( sen ior ▁vice - minister ) ▁for ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁under ▁the ▁T aro ▁A so ▁administration ▁( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 ). ▁ ▁Hash im oto ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁daughter ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁sons . ▁She ▁initially ▁entr usted ▁employees ▁of ▁her ▁political ▁office ▁with ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁her ▁children ▁while ▁at ▁work , ▁but ▁led ▁an ▁initi ative ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁child ▁care ▁facility ▁at ▁the ▁Diet ▁of ▁Japan , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁governor ▁Na oki ▁In ose ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁potential ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁g ubern atorial ▁election ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁along ▁with ▁Y ur iko ▁K oi ke , ▁H ak ub un ▁Sh im om ura , ▁H ideo ▁H ig ash ik ok ub aru ▁and