Yuko Nakada

Yuko Nakada
中田 優子
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
29 July 2025
Preceded byKuniyoshi Noda
ConstituencyFukuoka at-large
Personal details
Born (1989-12-12) December 12, 1989
Fukuoka, Japan
PartySanseitō

Yuko Nakada (中田優子, Nakada Yuko; born December 12, 1989) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025.[1] She is a member of Sanseitō.

Biography

Nakada was born in Fukuoka on December 12, 1989. She was a student in public high school, but questioning the need for learning trigonometric functions, she dropped out in the second year.[2] Nakada graduated from correspondence high school.[3] She worked in beauty industry from 2013, and in real estate since 2018.[4]

Nakada felt unease with the coverage of covid vaccines during the pandemic, and found out about Sanseitō when she was gathering information on the internet. She started to get involved with the party's activities around 2022.[2]

Nakada was elected from Fukuoka at-large district in 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election.[3]

References

  1. ^ "参議院選挙 福岡選挙区 参政 中田優子氏 初めての当選" (in Japanese). NHK. 21 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "参院選福岡選挙区の候補者13人はどんな人 横顔を紹介". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 10 July 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "当選した参政党の新人・中田優子氏(35)の経歴や座右の銘【参議院選挙2025】". TBS NEWS DIG (in Japanese). 21 July 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "公認候補予定者紹介" (in Japanese). Sanseitō Fukuoka. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.