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Ayuko Kato
Ayuko Kato
加藤鮎子
	Kato in 2019
Minister of State for Special Missions; Child Policy, Youth Empowerment, Declining Birthrate, Gender Equality
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 September 2023
Preceded by	Masanobu Ogura
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 December 2014
Constituency	Yamagata 3rd district
Personal details
Born	19 April 1979 (age 45); Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse	Kensuke Miyazaki (m. 2006; div. 2009)
Children	2
Relatives	Koichi Kato (father)
Alma mater	Keio University
Occupation	Politician

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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.

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[edit]

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

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[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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-{{nihongo|'''Ayuko Kato'''|加藤 鮎子|Katō Ayuko|born 17 April 1979}} is a Japanese politician of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) who is the current member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] for [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] 3rd district.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roster of winners in the single-seat constituencies|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp.hermessalebagjp.com/news/2014/12/15/national/politics-diplomacy/title/#.WFikbZI5wdU|accessdate=23 December 2016|work=Japan Times|date=15 December 2014}}</ref>
+{{nihongo|'''Ayuko Kato'''|加藤 鮎子|Katō Ayuko|born 17 April 1979}} is a Japanese politician of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) who is the current member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] for [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] 3rd district.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roster of winners in the single-seat constituencies|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp.hermessalebagjp.com/news/2014/12/15/national/politics-diplomacy/title/#.WFikbZI5wdU|accessdate=23 December 2016|work=Japan Times|date=15 December 2014}}</ref> She is currently serving as Minister of State in the [[Second Kishida Cabinet (Reshuffled)|Kishida Cabinet]].
 Kato was elected in the [[2014 Japanese general election]] to the same seat as her father [[Koichi Kato (LDP)|Koichi Kato]], a longtime member of the House of Representatives for Yamagata Prefecture who had lost the seat in the [[2012 Japanese general election|2012 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Alexander|title=More Women Elected in Japan, But Number Is Still Small|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/12/15/more-women-elected-in-japan-but-number-is-still-small/|accessdate=23 December 2016|work=Wall Street Journal|date=15 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Senior LDP politician Kato to retire|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/19/national/senior-ldp-politician-kato-to-retire/|accessdate=23 December 2016|work=Japan Times|date=19 April 2013}}</ref> 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.
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