Shinako Tsuchiya (土屋 品子, Tsuchiya Shinako, born 1952) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kasukabe, Saitama and graduate of University of the Sacred Heart she was elected for the first time in 1996. Her father is Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, former governor of Saitama Prefecture.

Shinako Tsuchida
土屋 品子
Minister of Reconstruction
Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
Assumed office
13 September 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byHiromichi Watanabe
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
16 December 2012
Preceded byYoichiro Morioka
In office
20 October 1996  21 July 2009
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byYoichiro Morioka
ConstituencySaitama 13th
Personal details
Born (1952-02-09) February 9, 1952
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLDP (2001-present)
Other political
affiliations
  • Independent (1996-1999)
  • Assembly of Independents (1999–2001)
Parent(s)Yoshihiko Tsuchiya(father, former governor of Saitama Prefecture)
Alma materUniversity of the Sacred Heart
Websiteつちや品子オフィシャルサイト

References

  • 政治家情報 〜土屋 品子〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  • "Tsuchiya Shinako". The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. Retrieved 27 May 2016.


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