Ayaka Shiomura

Ayaka Shiomura (塩村 文夏) (born July 6, 1978) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.

Biography
She was born on July 6, 1978 in Hiroshima Prefecture and attended Kyoritsu Women's Junior College, graduating in 1999. She had studied abroad in Australia. During her career, she worked as a freelance writer for multiple TV and radio information programs before her 2013 election to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In 2014, during a debate about childrearing, she was heckled by an unnamed member. In 2019, she was elected to the House of Councillors.