Renhō

Renhō Saitō (斉藤 蓮舫, Saitō Renhō, formerly Murata (村田); born 28 November 1967), commonly known by her given name, Renhō (蓮舫), is a Japanese politician and former journalist who is a current member of House of Councillors. She was the leader of the now-defunct major Japanese opposition party, the Democratic Party.

Renhō
蓮舫
Renhō in 2013
President of the Democratic Party
In office
1 October 2016 – 27 July 2017
Preceded byKatsuya Okada
Succeeded bySeiji Maehara
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
11 July 2004
ConstituencyTokyo
Minister of State for Government Revitalization
In office
8 June 2010 – 27 June 2011
Prime MinisterNaoto Kan
Preceded byYukio Edano
Succeeded byYukio Edano
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
In office
14 January 2011 – 27 June 2011
Prime MinisterNaoto Kan
Preceded byTomiko Okazaki
Succeeded byGoshi Hosono
Minister of State for Government Revitalization
In office
2 September 2011 – 13 January 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byYukio Edano
Succeeded byKatsuya Okada
Personal details
Born
Hsieh Lien-fang (謝蓮舫)

(1967-11-28) 28 November 1967
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityTaiwanese (1967–2016)
Japanese (1985–present)
Political partyCDP
Other political
affiliations		DP (2016–2017)
DPJ (2004–2016, merger)
Spouse
Nobuyuki Murata
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(m. 1993; div. 2020)​
ChildrenSuiran and Rin (twins)
Residence(s)Tokyo, Japan
EducationAoyama Gakuin University
Websitewww.renho.jp
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