(As of March 2025)
MADOKA Yoriko
Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Tokyo Bloc (proportional representation), elected once
- In-House Group: Democratic Party For the People
- Born: February 1947, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
- Education:
- Department of English, Tsuda University
- Career:
- Member, House of Councillors (HC) (three terms)
- Editorial Board, Japan Times Publishing, Ltd.
- Freelance journalist
- Founding member, Japan New Party (1992)
- First elected to the House of Councillors (1993)
- Chairman, HC Special Committee on Election System (1997)
- Acting Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee for HC Members, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) (1999)
- Senior Director, HC Standing Committee on Budget (2001)
- Chairperson, DPJ Policy Council for HC Members (2001)
- Director, HC Standing Committee on Financial Affairs (2001)
- DPJ Next Cabinet Minister of state of Finance (2002)
- Vice President, DPJ (2003)
- Chairman, HC Standing Committee on Financial Affairs (2004)
- Chairperson, Federation of DPJ Tokyo Metropolitan Branches (2006)
- Joined the Democratic Party For the People (2020)
- Other:
- Worked on empowering women and promoting gender equality:
- - Nikoniko Rikon Koza (seminar for amicable divorce settlements)
- - Volunteer activities
- - TV appearances, lectures and writing
