Yasutoshi Nishimura
Yasutoshi Nishimura | |
|---|---|
西村 康稔 | |
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
| In office 10 August 2022 – 14 December 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Koichi Hagiuda |
| Succeeded by | Ken Saito[1] |
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | |
| In office 11 September 2019 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
| Succeeded by | Daishiro Yamagiwa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Ichizō Miyamoto |
| Constituency | Hyōgo 9th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1962 Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Yasutoshi Nishimura (西村 康稔, Nishimura Yasutoshi; born October 15, 1962) is a Japanese politician. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2022 until December 2023.[2] Nishimura was Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2003, representing Hyogo's 9th district.[3]
Nishimura ran for President of the Liberal Democratic Party in the 2009 presidential election. He came in third after Sadakazu Tanigaki, who was elected, and Kōno Tarō.[4][5] In the 2021 presidential election, Nishimura was the lead sponsor for Sanae Takaishi.[6]
Nishimura resigned from his cabinet duties in December 2023 for his role in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Embattled Japan PM Kishida ousts LDP's most powerful faction from Cabinet".
- ↑ "List of Ministers (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet". japan.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "衆議院議員 西村 康稔（にしむら やすとし） | 議員". 自由民主党 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "自民党総裁選がスタート、谷垣、河野、西村3氏が立候補届け出 写真3枚 国際ニュース：AFPBB News". www.afpbb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "自民党の歴史 | 自民党について". 自由民主党 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2021-09-17). "【総裁選ドキュメント】西村氏、高市氏支持表明". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "Japan PM Kishida to replace 4 Cabinet ministers amid funds scandal". Kyodo News. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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