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Kosaburo Nishime | |
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西銘 恒三郎 | |
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| Minister of Reconstruction | |
| In office 4 October 2021 – August 10 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Katsuei Hirasawa |
| Succeeded by | Kenya Akiba |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Okinawa 4th District | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2012 | |
| In office 21 July 2009 – 10 November 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1954 Chinen, Okinawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Sophia University |
Kosaburo Nishime (西銘 恒三郎, Nishime Kōsaburō, born August 7, 1954) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Reconstruction from October 2021 to August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives representing Okinawa’s 4th District since 2012.
A native of Chinen and graduate of Sophia University, he was elected to the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for the first time in 1988 and to the Diet for the first time in 2003. His father is Junji Nishime, former governor of Okinawa Prefecture, and his brother is Junshiro Nishime, a former member of the House of Councilors in the Diet.
References
[edit]- 政治家情報 〜西銘 恒三郎〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-10. NB: This source incorrectly states that his name is Kozaburo.
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