Miki Yamada

Yamada
Born	Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Politician, management consultant, marketing executive
Years active	2012–2017 (House of Representatives)
Known for	Former member of Japan's House of Representatives, Vice-minister for Foreign Affairs

is a former member of Japan's House of Representatives and was affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party during her tenure.

Originating from Shinagawa, Tokyo, she holds an LLB degree from the University of Tokyo. Following her graduation, she joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. She furthered her education by attending business school at Columbia University. Her professional experience includes roles in the Cabinet Secretariat under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a position as management consultant at Boston Consulting Group, and serving as a marketing executive for Hermès Japan.

Yamada secured her initial election to the Diet in the 2012 general election, where she defeated former Economy Minister and future Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda in the Tokyo 1st district. Her campaign was notably supported by Kaoru Yosano.

After being re-elected in the 2014 general election, she was appointed Vice-minister for Foreign Affairs during the third cabinet reshuffle under Prime Minister Abe's administration.

In the 2017 general election, although Yamada narrowly lost to Kaieda in Tokyo 1st district, she maintained her seat in the Diet through the Liberal Democratic Party’s proportional representation list.