Seiko Noda | |
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野田 聖子 | |
Minister-in-charge of Measures against Declining Birthrate | |
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Tetsushi Sakamoto |
Succeeded by | Masanobu Ogura |
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | |
In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Sanae Takaichi |
Succeeded by | Masatoshi Ishida |
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
In office 30 July 1998 – 5 October 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
Preceded by | Shozaburo Jimi |
Succeeded by | Eita Yashiro |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 19 July 1993 | |
Constituency | Former Gifu 1st (1993–1996) Gifu 1st (1996–2009; 2012–present) Tōkai PR (2009–2012) |
Member of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly | |
In office April 1987 – 4 February 1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan | 3 September 1960
Political party | Liberal Democratic |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Uichi Noda (grandfather) |
Alma mater | Sophia University |
Website | Official website |
Seiko Noda (野田 聖子, Noda Seiko; 3 born September 1960) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister-in-charge of Measures against Declining Birthrate from October 2021 to August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, she previously served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from 2017 to 2018 under Shinzo Abe. Noda also serves in the House of Representatives, serving her fifth term for the 1st District of Gifu Prefecture. She is a self-described conservative and was a candidate in the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party Leadership Election, however she was eliminated in a run-off, placing fourth in the first round.[1]