Yuya Niwa

Yuya Niwa (丹羽 雄哉, Niwa Yūya, born April 20, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Niihari District, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 1979 after working as a writer for Yomiuri Shimbun. Later, he served as the Minister of Health in 1992 and in 1999.

Yuya Niwa
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office 5 April 2000 – 4 July 2000
Prime Minister	Yoshirō Mori
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Yūji Tsushima
In office 5 October 1999 – 5 April 2000
Prime Minister	Keizō Obuchi
Preceded by	Sohei Miyashita
Succeeded by	Himself
In office 12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993
Prime Minister	Kiichi Miyazawa
Preceded by	Tokuo Yamashita
Succeeded by	Keigo Ōuchi
Personal details
Born	(1944-04-20) April 20, 1944 Niihari, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Keio University

He was defeated by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-backed candidate Hiroko Ōizumi（former Lieutenant Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture）in the Japanese general election, 2009.

References

• 政治家情報 〜丹羽 雄哉〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-10.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.

House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by Yūji Tsushima	Chair, House of Representatives Committee on Social and Labour Affairs 1989	Succeeded by Eijiro Hata
Preceded by Kosuke Ito	Chair, House of Representatives Committee on Fundamental National Poliies 2004–2006	Succeeded by Takashi Fukaya
Political offices
Preceded by Tokuo Yamashita	Minister of Health and Welfare 1992–1993	Succeeded by Keigo Ōuchi
Preceded by Sohei Miyashita	Minister of Health and Welfare 1999–2000	Succeeded by Yūji Tsushima
Party political offices
Preceded by Mitsuo Horiuchi	Head of Kōchikai 2006	Succeeded by Makoto Koga
Preceded by Fumio Kyūma	Chair, General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan 2006–2007	Succeeded by Toshihiro Nikai