Yoshihiko Noda
Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012
Yoshihiko Noda Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦, Noda Yoshihiko, born 20 May 1957) was Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012. He was leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto). He was defeated by Shinzo Abe's party in an election in December 2012. In 2024, he was elected Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party.
Yoshihiko Noda | |
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野田 佳彦 | |
 Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 2 September 2011 – 26 December 2012 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Deputy | Katsuya Okada (2012) |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Shinzo Abe |
| Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2024 | |
| Deputy | Akira Nagatsuma Kiyomi Tsujimoto Hiroshi Ogushi |
| Preceded by | Kenta Izumi |
| Secretary-General of the Democratic Party | |
| In office September 2016 – September 2017 | |
| President | Renhō |
| Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
| Succeeded by | Atsushi Oshima |
| President of the Democratic Party of Japan | |
| In office 29 August 2011 – 25 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Banri Kaieda |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 8 June 2010 – 2 September 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Jun Azumi |
| Senior Vice Minister of Finance | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010 Serving with Naoki Minezaki | |
| Minister | Hirohisa Fujii Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Wataru Takeshita Masatoshi Ishida |
| Succeeded by | Motohisa Ikeda Naoki Minezaki |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Shōichi Tanaka |
| Constituency | Chiba 4th district |
| In office 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ken'ichi Ueno |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Chiba 1st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1957 Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Constitutional Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Japan New (1992–1994) New Frontier (1994–1996) Democratic (2016–2018, merger) Democratic (2016–2018, merger) Independent (2017-2020) Group of Independents (2018–2019) Social Security (2019-2020) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Waseda University (BA) |
| Website | Government website |
Noda was born in Funabashi, Chiba.[1] His family was poor.[2][3]
References
change- ↑ "Profile: Yoshihiko Noda, a fiscal hawk flies into Japan's top post". People's Daily. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ Sakamaki, Sachiko; Ujikane, Keiko (29 August 2011). "Japan's Noda Faces Short Honeymoon". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ Hongo, Jun, "Noda a grappler, wears many hats", Japan Times, 31 August 2011, p. 3.
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