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 | April 20, 1944 Niihari, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
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.
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.
References
- 政治家情報 〜丹羽 雄哉〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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| Preceded by Yūji Tsushima | Chair, House of Representatives Committee on Social and Labour Affairs 1989 | Succeeded by Eijiro Hata |
| Preceded by Kosuke Ito | Chair, House of Representatives Committee on Fundamental National Poliies 2004–2006 | Succeeded by Takashi Fukaya |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Tokuo Yamashita | Minister of Health and Welfare 1992–1993 | Succeeded by Keigo Ōuchi |
| Preceded by Sohei Miyashita | Minister of Health and Welfare 1999–2000 | Succeeded by Yūji Tsushima |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Mitsuo Horiuchi | Head of Kōchikai 2006 | Succeeded by Makoto Koga |
| Preceded by Fumio Kyūma | Chair, General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan 2006–2007 | Succeeded by Toshihiro Nikai |