Akira Nishino (politician)

Akira Nishino (西野 陽, Nishino Akira, born January 15, 1940) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Higashiosaka, Osaka and graduate of Kansai University he was elected to the assembly of Osaka Prefecture for the first time in 1975. In 1993 he unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives as a member of the LDP. He ran again in 1996, this time as a member of the now-defunct New Frontier Party, and was elected for the first time. He later joined the LDP.

Akira Nishino
西野 陽
Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Personal details
Born (1940-01-15) January 15, 1940
Osaka, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materKansai University
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References

  • 政治家情報 〜西野 あきら〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-10.


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