Renhō
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Renhō Saitō (斉藤 蓮舫, Saitō Renhō, formerly Murata (村田); born 28 November 1967), commonly known by her given name, Renhō (蓮舫), is a Japanese politician and former journalist who is a current member of House of Councillors. She was the leader of the now-defunct major Japanese opposition party, the Democratic Party.
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Renhō | |
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蓮舫 | |
President of the Democratic Party | |
In office 1 October 2016 – 27 July 2017 | |
Preceded by | Katsuya Okada |
Succeeded by | Seiji Maehara |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office 11 July 2004 | |
Constituency | Tokyo |
Minister of State for Government Revitalization | |
In office 8 June 2010 – 27 June 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
Succeeded by | Yukio Edano |
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety | |
In office 14 January 2011 – 27 June 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
Preceded by | Tomiko Okazaki |
Succeeded by | Goshi Hosono |
Minister of State for Government Revitalization | |
In office 2 September 2011 – 13 January 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
Succeeded by | Katsuya Okada |
Personal details | |
Born | Hsieh Lien-fang (謝蓮舫) (1967-11-28) 28 November 1967 (age 56) Tokyo, Japan |
Nationality | Taiwanese (1967–2016) Japanese (1985–present) |
Political party | CDP |
Other political affiliations | DP (2016–2017) DPJ (2004–2016, merger) |
Spouse |
Nobuyuki Murata
(m. 1993; div. 2020) |
Children | Suiran and Rin (twins) |
Residence(s) | Tokyo, Japan |
Education | Aoyama Gakuin University |
Website | www |
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