Keiko Nagaoka

Keiko Nagaoka
永岡 桂子
Official portrait, 2023
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
In office
10 August 2022  13 September 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byShinsuke Suematsu
Succeeded byMasahito Moriyama
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
11 September 2005
Preceded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyNorthern Kanto PR (2005–2021; 2024–present)
Ibaraki 7th (2021–2024)
Personal details
Born (1953-12-08) 8 December 1953
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materGakushuin University

Keiko Nagaoka (永岡 桂子, Nagaoka Keiko, born December 8, 1953) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of Gakushuin University she was elected for the first time in 2005. Her husband was politician Yoji Nagaoka, who committed suicide on August 1, 2005.