Yoichi Miyazawa
Yoichi Miyazawa | |
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宮沢 洋一 | |
Official portrait, 2014 | |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
| In office 21 October 2014 – 7 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Yūko Obuchi |
| Succeeded by | Motoo Hayashi |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ikuo Kamei |
| Constituency | Hiroshima at-large |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 26 June 2000 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Takashi Wada |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 7th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1950 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
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| Relatives | Kiichi Miyazawa (uncle) Fumio Kishida (cousin) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Harvard University |
Yoichi Miyazawa (宮沢 洋一, Miyazawa Yōichi; born April 21, 1950) is a Japanese politician who serves as Chairman of the Tax Research Commission in the Liberal Democratic Party since 2021 and from 2015 to 2019. He also served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2014 to 2015. He has served as a member of the House of Councillors since 2010 and was previously a House of Representatives from 2000 to 2009.
Miyazawa is a nephew of Kiichi Miyazawa and a cousin of Fumio Kishida. He was an official in the Ministry of Finance before entering politics.