Shinya Adachi

Shinya Adachi
足立 信也
Official portrait, 2009
Mayor of Ōita
Assumed office
24 April 2023
Preceded byKiichiro Sato
Member of House of Councillors
In office
26 July 2004 – 25 July 2022
Preceded byToshiya Nakamichi
Succeeded byHarutomo Kosho
ConstituencyŌita at-large
Personal details
Born
Adachi Shin'ya

(1957-06-05) 5 June 1957
Ōita City, Ōita, Japan
Political partyIndependent (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
DPJ (2004–2016)
DP (2016–2018)
DPP (2018–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Tsukuba
Website足立信也ホームページ

Shinya Adachi (足立 信也, Adachi Shin'ya; born June 5, 1957) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party for the People, and a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Career

A native of Ōita, Ōita, he attended University of Tsukuba and received a Ph.D. in medicine from it. He was elected for the first time in 2004. He served until 2022, and in 2023 he became the mayor of Ōita city.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Campaigning starts for second half of Japan's unified polls". The Japan Times. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-06-12.