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Yuko Kishida (, ''Kishida Yuko''; Wada; born 15 August 1964) is the
spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan This is a list of spouses of Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministers of Japan. They have all been women. Role and duties The role of the prime minister's consort is not an official position, and so they are not given a salary or official duties ...
since 2021 as the wife of
Fumio Kishida is a Japanese politician serving as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. A member of the House of Representatives, he previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2017 and ...
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Biography

Kishida was born in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, as the eldest daughter of a real estate company owner. She attended Hiroshima Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School, an integrated junior and senior high school. After graduating from high school, she attended Tokyo Women's Christian University. She has three sons with her husband Fumio Kishida. On 4 October 2021, her husband Fumio Kishida became Prime Minister of Japan after winning the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election.


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* 1964 births Living people Spouses of prime ministers of Japan People from Hiroshima Prefecture Tokyo Woman's Christian University alumni {{Japan-bio-stub