Ayaka Shiomura
Ayaka Shiomura | |
|---|---|
塩村 文夏 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Shiomura in 2024 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Taro Yamamoto |
| Constituency | Tokyo at-large |
| Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly | |
| In office 23 July 2013 – 22 July 2017 | |
| Constituency | Setagaya Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1978 Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Political party | CDP (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | YP (2013–2014) Independent (2014–2016) DP (2016–2017) DPP (2017–2018) |
| Education | Kyoritsu Women's Junior College |
Ayaka Shiomura (塩村 文夏, Shiomura Ayaka) (born July 6, 1978) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Biography
She was born on July 6, 1978[1] in Hiroshima Prefecture and attended Kyoritsu Women's Junior College, graduating in 1999. She had studied abroad in Australia. During her career, she worked as a freelance writer for multiple TV and radio information programs before her 2013 election to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In 2014, during a debate about childrearing, she was heckled by an unnamed member.[2] In 2019, she was elected to the House of Councillors.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ 塩村あやか House of Councilors of Japan(in Japanese)
- ^ "Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist abuse from other members". the Guardian. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "Ms.SHIOMURA Ayaka：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "Member (SHIOMURA Ayaka) | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network". www.apln.network. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist abuse from other members". the Guardian. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2022-11-15.