Wakio Mitsui
Wakio Mitsui | |
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三井 辨雄 | |
Official portrait, 2010 | |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | |
| In office 1 October 2012 – 26 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Yoko Komiyama |
| Succeeded by | Norihisa Tamura |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 25 June 2000 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Takamori Yoshikawa |
| Constituency | Hokkaido PR (2000–2003) Hokkaido 2nd (2003–2012) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1942 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Died | 1 April 2021 (aged 78) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | New Frontier |
| Alma mater | Showa Pharmaceutical University |
Wakio Mitsui (三井 辨雄, Mitsui Wakio; November 24, 1942 – April 1, 2021) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Showa Pharmaceutical University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.