Renhō Saitō | |
|---|---|
蓮舫 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Renhō in 2024 | |
| President of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 1 October 2016 – 27 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Katsuya Okada |
| Succeeded by | Seiji Maehara |
| Minister of State for Government Revitalization | |
| In office 2 September 2011 – 13 January 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
| Succeeded by | Katsuya Okada |
| In office 8 June 2010 – 27 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
| Succeeded by | Yukio Edano |
| Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety | |
| In office 14 January 2011 – 27 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Tomiko Okazaki |
| Succeeded by | Goshi Hosono |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 28 July 2025 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| In office 26 July 2004 – 20 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Miyo Inoue |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | Tokyo at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hsieh Lien-fang (謝蓮舫) 28 November 1967 Meguro, Tokyo, Japan |
| Citizenship | Taiwan (until 2016) Japan (since 1985) |
| Political party | CDP (2017–2024, 2025–present) |
| Other political affiliations | DPJ (2004–2016) DP (2016–2017) Independent (2024–2025) |
| Spouse(s) |
Nobuyuki Murata
(m. 1993; div. 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Aoyama Gakuin University Peking University |
| Website | www |
Renhō Saitō (斉藤 蓮舫, Saitō Renhō; née Hsieh (謝), formerly Murata (村田); born 28 November 1967), known mononymously as Renhō, is a Japanese politician and former journalist. She was a member of the House of Councillors from 2004 to 2024, and again since 2025. She was the leader of the now-defunct major opposition party, the Democratic Party from 2016 to 2017.
Renhō was a candidate for the 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election, but lost to current Governor Yuriko Koike, placing third behind Shinji Ishimaru.
