Renhō
| Renhō | |
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| 蓮舫 謝蓮舫 |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2016 |
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| Monarch | Akihito |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Katsuya Okada |
| President of the Democratic Party | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Katsuya Okada |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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Assumed office 11 July 2004 |
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| Constituency | Tokyo |
| Minister of State for Government Revitalization | |
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In office 8 June 2010 – 27 June 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
| Succeeded by | Yukio Edano |
| Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety | |
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In office 14 January 2011 – 27 June 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Tomiko Okazaki |
| Succeeded by | Goshi Hosono |
| Minister of State for Government Revitalization | |
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In office 2 September 2011 – 13 January 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
| Succeeded by | Katsuya Okada |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hsieh Lien-fang (謝蓮舫) 28 November 1967 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan (1985-present) Taiwan (1967-present) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nobuyuki Murata |
| Children | Suiran and Rin (twins) |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| Website | Renhō's homepage |
Renhō Murata (村田 蓮舫 Murata Renhō?, born 28 November 1967), commonly known mononymously as Renhō (蓮舫), is a Taiwanese Japanese journalist and politician who is the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Born Hsieh Lien-fang (Chinese: 謝蓮舫; pinyin: Xiè Liánfǎng; Japanese pronunciation: Sha Renhō) in Tokyo to a Taiwanese father (Xiè Zhéxìn (謝哲信)) and Japanese mother (Saitō Keiko (斉藤圭子)), she studied at Aoyama Gakuin in Tokyo from kindergarten through university. She enrolled in the law faculty of Aoyama Gakuin University and graduated in 1990 with the B.L. degree in Public Law. Born as a citizen of the Republic of China (Taiwan), she did not become a citizen of Japan until 1985 when the Nationality Law was amended to allow Japanese mothers to pass Japanese nationality to their children. She adopted her mother's surname, Saitō (斉藤), when she acquired Japanese citizenship. To avoid name confusion in her career, she began to go simply by Renhō.
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