Yūko Obuchi

Yūko Obuchi
小渕 優子
Official portrait, 2012
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office
3 September 2014  21 October 2014
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byToshimitsu Motegi
Succeeded byYoichi Miyazawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
26 June 2000
Preceded byKeizō Obuchi
ConstituencyGunma 5th
Personal details
Born (1973-12-11) 11 December 1973
Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Spouse
Kazuaki Setoguchi
(m. 2004)
Children2
Parent(s)Keizō Obuchi (father)
Chizuko Ono (mother)
Alma materSeijo University

Yuko Obuchi (小渕 優子, Obuchi Yūko; born 11 December 1973) is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party. She briefly served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry during the Abe government, but was forced to resign. She is the second daughter of Keizo Obuchi, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 to 2000.