Yoshiko Ishiba

The native form of this personal name is Ishiba Yoshiko. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Yoshiko Ishiba
石破佳子
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan
Incumbent
Assumed role 1 October 2024
Monarch	Naruhito
Prime Minister	Shigeru Ishiba
Preceded by	Yuko Kishida
Personal details
Born	Yoshiko Nakamura (中村佳子) (1956-08-26) 26 August 1956 (age 68) Tokyo, Japan
Spouse	Shigeru Ishiba ​ (m. 1983)​
Children	2 (two daughters)
Alma mater	Keio University

Yoshiko Ishiba (石破 佳子, Ishiba Yoshiko; née Nakamura; born 26 August 1956) is the spouse of the current prime minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba.^[1] She previously worked for Marubeni.^[2]

Biography

Ishiba was born in Tokyo, as the second daughter of Akira Nakamura [ja], an employee at Showa Denko.

She attended Joshigakuin Junior and Senior High School [ja], an integrated private junior and senior high school.^[3] After graduating from high school, she attended Keio University to study jurisprudence. After graduation, she began working at Marubeni. She married Shigeru Ishiba in 1983 and has two daughters with him.

On 1 October 2024, she became the first lady of Japan because her husband became the 102nd Prime Minister of Japan after winning the 2024 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.^[1]

References

1. "「一目見て、こんなにきれいな女性がいるのかと」ファーストレディー・石破佳子さん 慶應義塾大学の同級生で総理が一目惚れ「選挙区では私より人気がある」". Broadcasting System of San-in (in Japanese). 2024-10-02. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
2. "Japan's new first lady is already more popular than her spouse". Asahi. 3 October 2024.
3. "石破佳子", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 2024-10-04, archived from the original on 2024-10-01, retrieved 2024-10-06

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Unofficial roles
Preceded by Yuko Kishida	Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan 2024–present	Incumbent