these concerns, she provided evidence of her renunciation of Taiwanese citizenship at a press conference later that month. Days after her press conference, and days following the resignation of former prime minister Yoshihiko Noda as party secretary-general, Renhō resigned as head of the party, stating that she had not shown sufficient ability to lead it. In the CDP (2017–) Dissatisfied with the ambiguous direction of the DP leadership post the 2017 election, Renho expressed interest in joining the new progressive Constitutional Democratic Party and had an exploratory talk with CDP leader Yukio Edano in mid-December. She applied to join the CDP on December 26, 2017 citing the DP's lack of policy directions and the CDP's conversely clear policy directions. The CDP admitted her into the party on December 28, 2017. Family Renho married journalist in August 1993, and gave birth to fraternal twins Rin (a boy) and Suiran (a girl) in 1997; Rin went on to become a male "idol" performer. The couple divorced by mutual consent in August 2020. According to her ex-husband, Renho proposed the divorce as she wanted to stay in Tokyo and continue her political work, while her husband wanted to move out of the city. Following the divorce, her ex-husband told a television reporter that "our relationship hasn't changed; we just don't live together." Renho has two siblings, one brother who is one year older, and one brother who is two years younger. Mark Chen, a Taiwanese politician and former Secretary-General of the Office of the President of the Republic of China, is a distant relative of hers. References External links Renhō profile at DPJ site 1967 births Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan politicians Democratic Party of Japan politicians Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Women government ministers of Japan Government ministers of Japan Japanese actor-politicians Japanese actresses Japanese people of Taiwanese descent Japanese television personalities Living people Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Politicians from Tokyo Japanese television journalists Japanese broadcast news analysts 21st-century Japanese politicians 21st-century Japanese women politicians Women television journalists Women opposition leaders