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Yuya Niwa (丹羽 雄哉, Niwa Yūya, born April 20, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Niihari District, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 1979 after working as a writer for Yomiuri Shimbun. Later, he served as the Minister of Health in 1992 and in 1999.
Yuya Niwa | |
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Minister of Health and Welfare | |
In office 5 April 2000 – 4 July 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Yūji Tsushima |
In office 5 October 1999 – 5 April 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
Preceded by | Sohei Miyashita |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office 12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993 | |
Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Preceded by | Tokuo Yamashita |
Succeeded by | Keigo Ōuchi |
Personal details | |
Born | Niihari, Japan | April 20, 1944
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Keio University |
He was defeated by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-backed candidate Hiroko Ōizumi (former Lieutenant Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture) in the Japanese general election, 2009.
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