Ayuko Kato
Japanese politician (born 1979)
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Ayuko Kato (加藤 鮎子, Katō Ayuko; born 19 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 served as Minister of State in the Kishida Cabinet.
Ayuko Kato | |
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加藤 鮎子 | |
Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister of State for Special Missions Child Policy, Youth Empowerment, Declining Birthrate, Gender Equality | |
| In office 13 September 2023 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Masanobu Ogura |
| Succeeded by | Junko Mihara |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Juichi Abe |
| Constituency | Yamagata 3rd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1979 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Alma mater | Keio University |
Kato graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law in 2003 and from the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University in 2008.[2]
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.[3][4] 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.
