Hiroyuki Sonoda
Hiroyuki Sonoda | |
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園田 博之 | |
Sonoda in 2004 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political affairs) | |
| In office 30 June 1994 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kitamura |
| Succeeded by | Kazō Watanabe |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 July 1986 – 11 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Masahisa Miyazaki |
| Constituency | Kumamoto 2nd (1986–1996) Kumamoto 4th (1996–2017) Kyushu PR (2017–2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1942 Kawaura, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Died | 11 November 2018 (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | NPS Sunrise JRP PJK |
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| Relatives | Tenkoko Sonoda (mother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
Hiroyuki Sonoda (園田 博之, Sonoda Hiroyuki, February 19, 1942 – November 11, 2018) was a Japanese politician who served in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the House of Representatives for Kumamoto 4th district; following the 2017 general election when Kumamoto lost one seat due to reapportionment, he moved to the Kyūshū proportional representation block. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), previous party affiliations have been independent→LDP→New Party Sakigake→Independent→LDP→Sunrise Party of Japan→Sunrise Party→Japan Restoration Party→Party for Future Generations→Sunrise Party→Party for Future Generations→LDP.