Yoshihiko Noda

Yoshihiko Noda  was Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012. He was leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto). He was defeated by Shinzo Abe's party in an election in December 2012. In 2024, he was elected Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party serving until 2026.

Noda was born in Funabashi, Chiba. His family was poor.Hongo, Jun, "Noda a grappler, wears many hats", Japan Times, 31 August 2011, p. 3.

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Category:Prime ministers of Japan
Category:1957 births
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Category:Politicians from Chiba Prefecture
Category:Ministers of finance of Japan