Mizuho Fukushima | |
|---|---|
福島 瑞穂 | |
.png) Fukushima in 2024 | |
| Chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Seiji Mataichi |
| In office 15 November 2003 – 25 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Takako Doi |
| Succeeded by | Tadatomo Yoshida |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 20 July 1998 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 28 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hirofumi Hirano |
| Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Low Birth Rate | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 28 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Sex Equality | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 28 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1955 Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation | Politician and lawyer[1] |
Mizuho Fukushima (福島 瑞穂, Fukushima Mizuho, born 24 December 1955) is a Japanese politician and attorney. A native of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, she has been a member of the House of Councillors since 1998,[2] was re-elected in 2004 and 2010,[1] and was the head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDP), from 2003 to 2013.[3] She was elected as the leader of the party for a second time in February 2020.[4]
- ^ a b [1] (in Japanese)
- ^ House of Councillors website List of the Members Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan Mizuho Fukushima, Leader, Social Democratic Party of Japan Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Japan's Social Democratic Party looks to the past in picking Mizuho Fukushima for top post". The Japan Times. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.