Yuya Niwa

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
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
5 April 2000  4 July 2000
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byYūji Tsushima
In office
5 October 1999  5 April 2000
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Preceded bySohei Miyashita
Succeeded byHimself
In office
12 December 1992  9 August 1993
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byTokuo Yamashita
Succeeded byKeigo Ōuchi
Personal details
Born (1944-04-20) April 20, 1944
Niihari, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materKeio 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.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜丹羽 雄哉〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-10.


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