Makiko Kikuta

Makiko Kikuta
菊田 真紀子
Kikuta in 2010
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 November 2003
Preceded byHirohisa Kurihara
ConstituencyNiigata 4th (2003–2012; 2017–2024)
Hokuriku Shin'etsu PR (2012–2017)
Niigata 2nd (2024–present)
Personal details
Born (1969-10-24) 24 October 1969 (age 55)
Fujioka, Gunma, Japan
Political partyCDP (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (1995–2000; 2017–2020)
LP (2000–2003)
DPJ (2003–2016)
DP (2016–2017)
Alma materHeilongjiang University
WebsiteOfficial website

Makiko Kikuta (菊田 真紀子, Kikuta Makiko, born 24 October 1969) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1] A native of Kamo, Niigata, she graduated from a high school in Kamo and studied in Heilongjiang University in China. After having served in the assembly of Kamo for two terms since 1995, she ran unsuccessfully for the Niigata-4th seat in the House of Representatives in 2000 as a member of Ichirō Ozawa's Liberal Party, which merged into the DPJ in 2003. She ran again in 2003 and was elected for the first time.

Kikuta is part of the CDP's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[2]

References

  1. ^ 政治家情報 〜菊田 真紀子〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  2. ^ 立憲民主党. "立憲民主党 泉「次の内閣」". 立憲民主党 (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 May 2024.


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