Yuko Kishida
Yuko Kishida (岸田 裕子, Kishida Yuko; née Wada; born 15 August 1964) is the spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan since 2021 as the wife of Fumio Kishida.[1][2]
Yuko Kishida | |
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| 岸田裕子 | |
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| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan | |
| Assumed role 4 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Naruhito |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Mariko Suga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yuko Wada (和田裕子) 15 August 1964 Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Spouse | Fumio Kishida |
| Children | 3 (sons) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Women's Christian University (BA) |
Biography
Yuko and Fumio Kishida with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Kishida was born in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, as the eldest daughter of a real estate company owner. She attended Hiroshima Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School, an integrated junior and senior high school.[3] After graduating from high school, she attended Tokyo Women's Christian University. She has three sons with her husband Fumio Kishida.[4]
On 4 October 2021, her husband became Prime Minister of Japan after winning the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election.[5]
References
- NEWS, KYODO. "Japan's new PM, wife maintain closeness despite long distance". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- "G7広島外相会合配偶者プログラム（第1日目）". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- "岸田裕子", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 2021-10-05, retrieved 2021-10-05
- 上田耕司 (2020-09-14). "新ファーストレディ・真理子夫人は菅新首相に「逆プロポーズ」していた！馴れ初めを親友が明かす〈週刊朝日〉". AERA dot. (アエラドット). Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- Fumio Kishida confirmed as Japan's new Prime Minister - CNN Video, retrieved 2021-10-05
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