Takeo Nishioka
Takeo Nishioka | |
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西岡 武夫 | |
Official portrait, 1988 | |
| President of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 30 July 2010 – 5 November 2011 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Vice President | Hidehisa Otsuji |
| Preceded by | Satsuki Eda |
| Succeeded by | Kenji Hirata |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 27 December 1988 – 10 August 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Noboru Takeshita Sōsuke Uno |
| Preceded by | Gentarō Nakajima |
| Succeeded by | Kazuya Ishibashi |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 29 July 2001 – 5 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Tomoko Hata |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 July 1986 – 3 February 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Kakuji Miyazaki |
| Succeeded by | Masakazu Kuranari |
| Constituency | Former Nagasaki 1st (1986–1996) Nagasaki 1st (1996–1998) |
| In office 22 November 1963 – 28 November 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Tsuyoshi Kihara |
| Succeeded by | Kakuji Miyazaki |
| Constituency | Former Nagasaki 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1936 Nagasaki, Japan |
| Died | 5 November 2011 (aged 75) Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic (2003–2011) |
| Other political affiliations | LDP (1963–1976; 1980–1994) NLC (1976–1979) Independent (1979–1980) NFP (1994–1998) LP (1998–2003) |
| Children | Hideko Nishioka |
| Parent(s) | Takejirō Nishioka Haru Nishioka |
| Relatives | Masakazu Kuranari (nephew) Tadashi Kuranari (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Takeo Nishioka (西岡 武夫, Nishioka Takeo; February 12, 1936 – November 5, 2011) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), who served as a member of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors in the Diet.[1]
Early life
Nishioka was a native of Nagasaki and graduated from Waseda University.
Political career
Nishioka was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1963. He lost his seat in 1983 but was re-elected in 1986. He lost the seat again in 2000 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.
In 2010, he was elected as the President of the House of Councillors, as a member of the DPJ.[2]
References
Sources
- 政治家情報 〜西岡 武夫〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.