Yoshihiko Noda
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野田 佳彦 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2 September 2011 – 26 December 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Akihito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Katsuya Okada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Shinzo Abe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 26 June 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Shōichi Tanaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Chiba 4th (2000–2024) Chiba 14th (2024–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kazuo Eguchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Chiba 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Chiba Prefectural Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 April 1987 – 5 July 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Funabashi City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 May 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | CRA (since 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | JNP (1992–1994) NFP (1994–1997) DPJ (1998–2016) DP (2016–2018) Independent (2018–2020) Group of Independents (2018–2019) Social Security (2019) CDP (2020–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Waseda University (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Government website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yoshihiko Noda (Japanese: 野田 佳彦, Hepburn: Noda Yoshihiko; born 20 May 1957) is a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2000.
Noda entered politics in 1993 as a member of the now-defunct Japan New Party. In 1996, he joined the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). After the DPJ won control of the Diet in 2009 general election, Noda was named a senior vice minister of finance in the cabinet of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, and in 2010, was named minister of finance in the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Following Kan's resignation as prime minister, Noda won the ensuing leadership election and was appointed prime minister on 2 September 2011.
Following a severe loss for the DPJ in the December 2012 general election, Noda announced his resignation as party leader, triggering a leadership election that was won by Banri Kaieda. Noda was succeeded as Prime Minister by Shinzo Abe, President of the Liberal Democratic Party, on 26 December 2012.
As the DPJ underwent mergers and reorganizations, Noda left to sit as an independent politician. In 2021, Noda joined the CDP, the primary successor to the DPJ. In 2024, Noda successfully stood for the CDP's party presidential election, defeating incumbent leader Kenta Izumi and former leader Yukio Edano. Weeks after assuming the presidency of the party, the 2024 general election was announced, with the CDP achieving its best result in party history, and the ruling LDP coalition being limited to a minority. After a rout in the 2026 general election, Noda resigned as co-president of the newly-formed Centrist Reform Alliance.