山本香苗

Kanae Yamamoto is a Japanese politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives and as the Deputy Representative of the Centrist Reform Alliance. A former career diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she previously served four terms in the House of Councillors, where she held key positions including State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. Throughout her career, she has focused on social welfare, child-rearing support, and disaster relief policy, notably advocating for the inclusion of welfare concepts in disaster relief laws and promoting regenerative medicine research. She is recognized for her legislative work on social isolation prevention and support for vulnerable populations.