Kuniko Inoguchi

Kuniko Inoguchi
猪口 邦子
Inoguchi in 2023
Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs
In office
31 October 2005  26 September 2006
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byChieko Nōno
Succeeded bySanae Takaichi
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2010
Preceded byKazuyasu Shiina
ConstituencyChiba at-large
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
11 September 2005  21 July 2009
ConstituencyTokyo PR
Ambassador of Japan to Switzerland
In office
April 2002  April 2004
Personal details
Born
Kuniko Yokota

(1952-05-03) 3 May 1952
Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Spouse
(died 2024)
Children2
Alma materSophia University
Yale University

Kuniko Inoguchi (猪口 邦子, Inoguchi Kuniko; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese political scientist and politician. She served as Japan's first Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs from 2005 to 2006, and is currently a member of the House of Councillors representing Chiba Prefecture for the Liberal Democratic Party.