Yoshihiko Noda

Yoshihiko Noda
野田 佳彦
Prime Meenister o Japan
In office 2 September 2011 – 26 December 2012
Monarch	Akihito
Depute	Katsuya Okada
Precedit bi	Naoto Kan
Succeedit bi	Shinzō Abe
Meenister o Finance
In office 8 Juin 2010 – 2 September 2011
Prime Meenister	Naoto Kan
Precedit bi	Naoto Kan
Succeedit bi	Jun Azumi
Senior Vice Meenister o Finance
In office 16 September 2009 – 8 Juin 2010
Prime Meenister	Yukio Hatoyama
Precedit bi	Wataru Takeshita Masatoshi Ishida
Succeedit bi	Motohisa Ikeda Naoki Minezaki
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-20) 20 Mey 1957 Funabashi, Japan
Poleetical pairty	Japan New Pairty (1992–1994) Democratic Pairty (1998–present)
Spoose(s)	Hitomi Noda (1992–present)
Alma mater	Waseda Varsity
Wabsteid	Govrenment wabsteid

Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦, Noda Yoshihiko, born 20 Mey 1957) is a Japanese politeecian who wis Prime Meenister o Japan frae 2011 tae 2012. He is a member o the Democratic Pairty o Japan (DPJ), an a member o the Hoose o Representatives (lawer hoose) in the Diet (naitional legislatur). He wis named tae succeed Naoto Kan as a result o a runaff vote against Banri Kaieda in his pairty, an was formally appyntit bi the Emperor on 2 September 2011.

Follaein a severe loss for the DPJ in the December 2012 general election, Noda concedit defeat an annoonced his resignation as pairty leader. He wis succeedit bi Shinzō Abe as Prime Meenister on 26 December 2012.