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Mariko Suga

b. 1953

First lady in Japan. Yoshihide Suga's wife

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About Mariko Suga

Born 1953. Mariko Suga is a Japanese kaseifu.

is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga.

Biography Carrie Johnson, Boris Johnson, Yoshihide Suga and Mariko Suga at Carbis Bay attending the 47th G7 summit in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Mariko Suga was born on 28 November 1953, in Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, where her family ran a food wholesale business. She attended Shimizu Higashi High School and was a member of its archery club. Afterwards, she studied home economics at Shizuoka Women's University.

Suga worked as a live-in housekeeper in the home of politician Hikosaburo Okonogi. Her younger sister worked for Okonogi as a secretary. During this time, she met and soon married Yoshihide Suga, who was her sister's co-worker, also working as a secretary to Hikosaburo Okonogi. Mariko Suga became a housewife after marrying and the couple had three sons.

Yoshihide Suga subsequently became a Yokohama city councilman in 1987, a member of the House of Representatives in 1996 and rose to prominence as the long-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012. Yoshihide Suga was appointed Prime Minister to succeed Abe in September 2020 and served until October 2021.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Kaseifu
Nationality
Education
Shizuoka Women's University, Shimizu Higashi High School, Shizuoka University Faculty of Education affiliated Shizuoka Junior High School
Positions held
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan
Employers
Hikosaburō Okonogi
Also known as
Suga Mariko

Family & relationships

Spouse
Yoshihide Suga

People in Mariko Suga's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Mariko Suga's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mariko Suga?

First lady in Japan. Yoshihide Suga's wife

When was Mariko Suga born?

Mariko Suga was born on 28 November 1953 in Shimizu.

What is Mariko Suga's occupation?

Mariko Suga is a kaseifu.

What nationality is Mariko Suga?

Mariko Suga is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mariko Suga

· Wikidata: Q99519075

· DBpedia: Mariko Suga

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