Yukiko Kada

Yukiko Kada
嘉田 由紀子 Kada Yukiko
Kada in 2007
Member of the House of Councillors for Shiga
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 July 2019 Serving with Takashi Koyari
Preceded by	Takeshi Ninoyu
Parliamentary group	Hekisuikai
Constituency	Shiga at-large district
Majority	13,907 (2.36%)
Governor of Shiga Prefecture
In office 20 July 2006 – 19 July 2014
Preceded by	Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu
Succeeded by	Taizō Mikazuki
Personal details
Born	Yukiko Watanabe (渡辺 由紀子) (1950-05-18) May 18, 1950 (age 74) Honjō, Saitama, Japan
Political party	FEFA (2023–present)
Other political affiliations	Team Shiga (local party; 2014–present) Independent (2006–2012, 2013–2018) TPJ (2012–2013) DPFP (2018–2023)
Alma mater	Kyoto University University of Wisconsin

Yukiko Kada (嘉田 由紀子, Kada Yukiko, born May 18, 1950) is a Japanese politician and member of the National Diet of Japan, serving as member of the House of Councillors from Shiga Prefecture since 2019. She was the governor of Shiga for two terms from 2006 to 2014.