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Saori Yoshikawa

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Saori Yoshikawa
吉川 沙織
Yoshikawa in 2023
Member of House of Councillors
Assumed office
29 July 2007
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born (1976-10-09) 9 October 1976 (age 48)
Tokushima City, Tokushima, Japan
Political partyCDP (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
  • DPJ (2007–2016)
  • DP (2016–2018)
Alma materDoshisha University
WebsiteOfficial website

Saori Yoshikawa (吉川 沙織, Yoshikawa Saori, born 9 October 1976) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party[1] and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Early life

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Yoshikawa is a native of Tokushima Prefecture, she graduated from Doshisha University in 1999. She joined NTT upon graduation. She also studied at the graduate school of Doshisha University from 2001 until 2003 while still in the company.

Political career

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Leaving the company in July 2006, Yoshikawa was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007. She has been reelected twice, most recently in 2019, and is still serving in the House of Councillors as of early 2025.

References

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  1. ^ "国民民主党62人参加 「野党第1党」に届かず" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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