Sanae Takaichi has won a historic vote to become Japan’s first female prime minister.

The 64-year-old conservative is known as Japan’s “Iron Lady” and an admirer of the UK’s former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

This is her third attempt at becoming Japan’s leader, and she’s the fourth Prime Minister in five years from her scandal-hit party, the LDP.

She belongs to the LDP’s hardline wing and is a protege of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Takaichi’s challenges will include fixing a sluggish economy, navigating a rocky US-Japan relationship and uniting a divided ruling party.