Ayaka Shiomura

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.

Ayaka Shiomura
塩村 文夏
Shiomura in 2024
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
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	(1978-07-06) 6 July 1978 (age 47) 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

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]