Seiko Noda

Seiko Noda
野田 聖子
Official portrait, 2019
Minister-in-charge of Measures against Declining Birthrate
In office
4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byTetsushi Sakamoto
Succeeded byMasanobu Ogura
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office
3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded bySanae Takaichi
Succeeded byMasatoshi Ishida
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
30 July 1998 – 5 October 1999
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Preceded byShozaburo Jimi
Succeeded byEita Yashiro
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
19 July 1993
ConstituencyFormer 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 (1960-09-03) 3 September 1960 (age 64)
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Spouses
(m. 2001; div. 2006)
Fuminobu Noda
(m. 2011)
Children1
RelativesUichi Noda (grandfather)
Alma materSophia University
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ Junko Ogura, Selina Wang and Helen Regan (29 September 2021). "Fumio Kishida expected to become Japan's next Prime Minister after ruling party vote". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-01.