Yukiko Kada

Yukiko Kada
嘉田 由紀子
Kada Yukiko
Kada in 2007
Member of the House of Councillors for Shiga
Assumed office
29 July 2019
Serving with Takashi Koyari
Preceded byTakeshi Ninoyu
Parliamentary groupHekisuikai
ConstituencyShiga at-large district
Majority13,907 (2.36%)
Governor of Shiga Prefecture
In office
20 July 2006 – 19 July 2014
Preceded byYoshitsugu Kunimatsu
Succeeded byTaizō Mikazuki
Personal details
Born
Yukiko Watanabe (渡辺 由紀子)

(1950-05-18) May 18, 1950 (age 74)
Honjō, Saitama, Japan
Political partyNippon Ishin no Kai (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
  • Team Shiga (local party; 2014–present)
  • Independent (2006–2012, 2013–2018)
  • TPJ (2012–2013)
  • DPFP (2018–2023)
  • FEFA (2023–2024)
Alma mater

Yukiko Kada (嘉田 由紀子, Kada Yukiko, born May 18, 1950) is a Japanese politician and member of the National Diet of Japan, serving as member of the House of Councillors from Shiga Prefecture since 2019. She was the governor of Shiga for two terms from 2006 to 2014.