Emi Kaneko

{{Short description|Japanese politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Emi Kaneko

| native_name = {{nobold|金子 恵美}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = Kaneko Emi.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Official portrait, 2012

| office = Member of the House of Representatives

| constituency = Tohoku PR (2014–2017)
Fukushima 1st (2017–present)

| term_start = 19 December 2014

| term_end =

| predecessor = Multi-member district

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the House of Councillors

| constituency1 = Fukushima at-large

| term_start1 = 29 July 2007

| term_end1 = 28 July 2013

| predecessor1 = Hiroko Wada

| successor1 = Masako Mori

| office2 = Member of the Date City Council

| constituency2 =

| term_start2 = 2006

| term_end2 = 2007

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 =

| office3 = Member of the Hobara Town Council

| constituency3 =

| term_start3 = 2000

| term_end3 = 2006

| predecessor3 =

| successor3 =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|7|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Date, Fukushima, Japan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| father = Tokunosuke Kaneko

| alma_mater = Hosei University
California State University, Fresno
Fukushima University

| party = CDP (since 2020)

| otherparty = Independent (2000–2007; 2018–2020)
DPJ (2007–2016)
DP (2016–2018)

}}

{{nihongo|Emi Kaneko|金子 恵美|Kaneko Emi|extra=born July 7, 1965}} is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Fukushima Prefecture, she did her undergraduate study at Hosei University and later earned master's degrees from California State University, Fresno and Fukushima University. After serving in the town assembly of Hobara, Fukushima for two terms and the city assembly of Date, Fukushima. In 2007, she was elected to the House of Councillors in Fukushima at-large district but she lost reelection 2013. Since 2014 she has been a member of the House of Representatives, representing Fukushima Prefecture.

Kaneko is part of the CDP's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.{{Cite web |last=立憲民主党 |title=立憲民主党 泉「次の内閣」 |url=https://cdp-japan.jp/about/next-cabinet |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=立憲民主党 |language=ja}}