Kuniko Koda

Kuniko Koda (行田 邦子, Kōda Kuniko; born 8 September 1965) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Kuniko Koda
行田 邦子
Mayor of Gyōda
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 2023
Preceded by	Naohiko Ishii
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 29 July 2007 – 28 July 2019
Preceded by	Hiroshi Takano
Succeeded by	Hiroto Kumagai
Constituency	Saitama at-large
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-08) 8 September 1965 (age 59) Tōno, Iwate, Japan
Political party	Independent (2014–2017; 2019–2020; 2023–present)
Other political affiliations	DPJ (2004–2012) Green Wind (2012–2013) Your Party (2013–2014) Kibō no Tō (2017–2019) LDP (2020–2023)
Alma mater	International Christian University Nihon University

Early life and education

Koda was born in Tono City, Iwate Prefecture, on 8 September 1965.^[1] She graduated from International Christian University's social sciences division in 1989.^[2]

Career

Kouda worked for 18 years at private sector, including an advertising agency and liquor company.^[2] In 2003, she joined the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).^[2] She was elected to the House of Councillors from the Saitama Prefecture for the first time on 29 July 2007.^[3] She and other three lawmakers from the DPJ resigned from the party in protest of the then prime minister Yoshihiko Noda's decision to restart the nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture in July 2012.^[4]