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Renfang (November 28, 1967 -, father's surname is Xie, mother's surname is Saito, ex-husband's surname is Murata) is a Taiwanese-Japanese politician, member of the Senate, and chairman of the Congressional Countermeasures Committee of the Cadet Senate. He once served as the second representative (party leader) of the Democratic Progressive Party, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party faction Huaqihui (originating from Matsushita School of Political Science and Economics), and a member of the "New Green Wind Association" of the Japanese Senate. She was a member of the Japanese Cabinet from 2010 to 2012, during which time she was the Minister with Special Responsibilities for Administrative Reform and Consumer and Food Safety. In 2016, she was elected as a representative of the Democratic Progressive Party, making her the first woman and the first person of multi-national descent to serve as the leader of a major political party in Japanese history.