Ai Aoki (politician)

Ai Aoki
青木 愛
Aoki in 2019
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2016
ConstituencyNational PR
In office
July 2007  18 August 2009
ConstituencyNational PR
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
August 2009  December 2014
Preceded byAkihiro Ota
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyTokyo 12th (2009–2012)
Tokyo PR (2012–2014)
In office
October 2003  September 2005
ConstituencySouthern Kanto PR
Personal details
Born (1965-08-18) 18 August 1965
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyCDP (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2001–2003)
Democratic (2003–2012)
People's Life First (2012)
Tomorrow (2012)
Liberal (2014–2019)
DPP (2019–2020)
EducationMaster of Education
Alma materChiba University
Websitewww.aoki-ai.com

Ai Aoki (青木 愛, Aoki Ai; born August 18, 1965) is a Japanese politician and current member of the People's Life Party. She is a native of Tokyo and graduate of Chiba University. After a career in education, Aoki entered politics in 2003 and has served a total of four terms in the national Diet of Japan, having sat in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005 and 2009–2014, and a partial term in the House of Councillors from 2007 to 2009. Aoki was returned to the House of Councillors in the election held on 10 July 2016.