Sohei Miyashita
Japanese politician (1927–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sohei Miyashita (宮下 創平, Miyashita Sohei, 10 November 1927 – 7 October 2013) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Health and Welfare from 1998 to 1999, Director-General of the Environmental Agency from 1994 to 1995 and Director-General of the Defense Agency from 1991 to 1992.
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Sohei Miyashita | |
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宮下 創平 | |
Minister of Health and Welfare | |
In office 30 July 1998 – 14 January 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
Preceded by | Junichirō Koizumi |
Succeeded by | Yuya Niwa |
Director-General of the Environmental Agency | |
In office 14 August 1994 – 8 August 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
Preceded by | Shin Sakurai |
Succeeded by | Tadamori Oshima |
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
In office 5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Preceded by | Yukihiko Ikeda |
Succeeded by | Toshio Nakayama |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 7 October 1979 – 10 October 2003 | |
Constituency | Nagano 3rd district (1979-1996) Nagano 5th district (1996-2003) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1927-11-10)10 November 1927 Ina, Nagano, Empire of Japan |
Died | 7 October 2013(2013-10-07) (aged 85) Tokyo, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Children | Ichiro Miyashita |
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A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Miyashita served in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 2003.