寺田静

Shizuka Terata is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors for the Akita Prefecture constituency. Born in Yokote, Akita, she graduated from Waseda University and worked at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science before entering politics. Initially elected in 2019 as an opposition-backed candidate, she has focused on policy areas such as child poverty and gender equality, including support for selective separate surnames for married couples and same-sex marriage. In January 2026, she joined the Liberal Democratic Party's parliamentary group in the House of Councillors, though she maintains that she does not support specific parties or candidates.