Seiko Noda

Seiko Noda
野田 聖子
Official portrait, 2019
Minister-in-charge of Measures against Declining Birthrate
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Tetsushi Sakamoto
Succeeded by	Masanobu Ogura
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Sanae Takaichi
Succeeded by	Masatoshi Ishida
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office 30 July 1998 – October 5 1999
Prime Minister	Keizo Obuchi
Preceded by	Shozaburo Jimi
Succeeded by	Eita Yashiro
Member of the House of Representatives for Gifu's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 July 1993
Personal details
Born	(1960-09-03) 3 September 1960 (age 63) Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouses	Yōsuke Tsuruho ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2006)​ Fuminobu Noda ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	1
Education	Sophia University
Website	Official website

Seiko Noda (野田 聖子, Noda Seiko, born September 3, 1960) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister-in-charge of Measures against Declining Birthrate from October 2021 to August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, she previously served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from 2017 to 2018 under Shinzo Abe. Noda also serves in the House of Representatives, serving her fifth term for the 1st District of Gifu Prefecture. She is a self-described conservative and was a candidate in the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party Leadership Election, however she was eliminated in a run-off, placing fourth in the first round.^[1]