Ayuko Kato

Ayuko Kato (加藤 鮎子, Katō Ayuko, born 17 April 1979) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who is the current member of the House of Representatives for Yamagata 3rd district.[1] She is currently serving as Minister of State in the Kishida Cabinet.

Ayuko Kato
加藤鮎子
Kato in 2019
Minister of State for Special Missions
Child Policy, Youth Empowerment, Declining Birthrate, Gender Equality
Assumed office
13 September 2023
Preceded byMasanobu Ogura
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
16 December 2014
ConstituencyYamagata 3rd district
Personal details
Born (1979-04-19) 19 April 1979
Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Spouse
(m. 2006; div. 2009)
Children2
RelativesKoichi Kato (father)
Alma materKeio University
OccupationPolitician

Kato was elected in the 2014 Japanese general election to the same seat as her father Koichi Kato, a longtime member of the House of Representatives for Yamagata Prefecture who had lost the seat in the 2012 general election.[2][3] From 2006 to 2009, Kato was married to LDP politician Kensuke Miyazaki, who later served as member for Kyoto 3rd district from 2012 to 2016.

References

  1. "Roster of winners in the single-seat constituencies". Japan Times. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. Martin, Alexander (15 December 2014). "More Women Elected in Japan, But Number Is Still Small". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. "Senior LDP politician Kato to retire". Japan Times. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2016.


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