Yoshihiko Noda
Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦, Noda Yoshihiko, born 20 May 1957) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and Leader of the Democratic Party of Japan from 2011 to 2012. He is a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and a member of the House of Representatives (lower house) in the Diet (national legislature). He was named to succeed Naoto Kan as a result of a runoff vote against Banri Kaieda in his party,[1] and was formally appointed by the Emperor Akihito on 2 September 2011.
Yoshihiko Noda | |
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野田 佳彦 | |
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 |
72nd 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 | |
Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Wataru Takeshita Masatoshi Ishida |
Succeeded by | Motohisa Ikeda Naoki Minezaki |
Member of the House of Representatives from Chiba | |
Assumed office 26 June 2000 | |
Preceded by | Shōichi Tanaka |
Constituency | 4th district |
Majority | 69,220 (31.48%) |
In office 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996 | |
Preceded by | Ken'ichi Ueno |
Succeeded by | District Abolished |
Constituency | 1st district |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-05-20) 20 May 1957 (age 66) Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
Political party | CDP |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse | Hitomi Noda (1992–present) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Waseda University (BA) |
Website | Government website |
Following a severe loss for the DPJ in the December 2012 general election, Noda conceded defeat and announced his resignation as party leader, triggering a leadership election that was won by Kaieda. Noda was succeeded by Shinzo Abe, President of the Liberal Democratic Party as Prime Minister on 26 December 2012.[2]