Yuya Niwa
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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.
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Ibaraki Prefecture
- Keio University alumni
- Government ministers of Japan
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017