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蓮舫
れんほう
Renho
参議院議員Member of the House of Councillors
立憲民主参議院· House of Councillors比例· Proportional Representation立憲民主・無所属· The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent5 terms
Born 1967-11-28 · 東京都 (Tokyo)
Policy issues
Career & history
Government Posts
- Appointed as Minister of State for Administrative Reform, "New Public," Measures for Declining Birthrate, and Gender Equality in the Noda Cabinet on September 2, 2011
- Appointed as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (Consumer Affairs, Food Safety, and Administrative Reform) on June 27, 2011
- Appointed as Minister of State for Administrative Reform and Consumer Affairs and Food Safety in the Second Reshuffled Kan Cabinet on January 14, 2011
- Appointed as Minister of State for Administrative Reform and Civil Service Reform in the First Reshuffled Kan Cabinet on September 17, 2010
- Appointed as Minister of State for Special Missions (Administrative Reform) in the Kan Cabinet on June 8, 2010
Party Posts
- Appointed as Deputy Representative (Head of National Movement and Public Relations) of the newly formed CDP on September 15, 2020
- Appointed as Deputy Representative and CDP Secretary-General for the House of Councillors on May 8, 2018
- Appointed as Chair of the CDP Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors on January 19, 2018
- Joined the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on December 28, 2017
- Elected as the 2nd President of the Democratic Party (Minshinto) on September 15, 2016
- Appointed as Deputy Representative of the Democratic Party (Minshinto) upon its formation on March 27, 2016
- Appointed as Deputy Representative of the Democratic Party of Japan on January 18, 2015
- Appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan on May 27, 2013
- Appointed as Chair of the Democratic Party of Japan's National Movement Committee in October 2012
Committee Chairs
- Appointed as Chair of the House of Councillors Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in October 2022
- Appointed as Chair of the House of Councillors Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake in October 2013
Professional Career
- Became the main news anchor for TV Asahi's "Station EYE" in April 1993
- Began career as a news caster and reporter in October 1992
- Became the host of TBS's "Sanji ni Aimashou" in April 1992
- Appeared as an assistant on Nippon TV's "Super Jockey" in April 1990
- Selected as the "Clarion Girl" campaign model in 1988
- Appeared in a television commercial for NTT telephone cards in 1985
Education
- Studied Chinese language, politics, and economics at Peking University from 1995 to 1997
- Graduated from the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Aoyama Gakuin University in March 1990
Publications
- Published "Renho-ryu Yaruki no Switch!" from Shogakukan on September 30, 2010
- Published "Ichiban janakya Dame desu ka?" (Is it No Good If It's Not Number One?) from PHP Institute in June 2010
- Co-authored and published "Kokka Kino o Tatenaosu" (Restoring National Functions) from First Press in July 2009
- Published the photo book "Ren Ho" from Wani Books in 1988
- Released the video "Natural na Yosei Tanjo - Ren Ho" in 1987
Awards
- Received the Special Award at the 22nd Japan Jewellery Best Dresser Awards on January 26, 2011
- Received the 3rd Best Mother Award in the Politics category on May 11, 2010
Other
- Elected to the House of Councillors for the 5th time via proportional representation on July 20, 2025
- Resigned from the House of Councillors on June 20, 2024, to run for Governor of Tokyo
- Elected for a fourth term to the House of Councillors in the 26th regular election on July 10, 2022
- Elected for a third term to the House of Councillors in the 24th regular election on July 10, 2016
- Re-elected to the House of Councillors in the 22nd regular election on July 11, 2010
- Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time from the Tokyo at-large district on July 11, 2004
- Born in Tokyo on November 28, 1967
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
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参議院議員会館
参議院議員会館
蓮舫事務所
東京都世田谷区下馬2-20-2-2F
2-20-2-2F Shimouma, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo