Yoichi Miyazawa

Yoichi Miyazawa (宮沢 洋一, Miyazawa Yōichi, born April 21, 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukuyama, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1974, receiving a MPA from Harvard University in the United States while in the ministry. Leaving the ministry in 1993, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.

Yoichi Miyazawa
宮沢 洋一
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office 21 October 2014 – 7 October 2015
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Yūko Obuchi
Succeeded by	Motoo Hayashi
Personal details
Born	21 April 1950 Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Tokyo Harvard University

Family

Yoichi Miyazawa is the son of former justice minister Hiroshi Miyazawa, nephew of former prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa, and cousin of former foreign minister Fumio Kishida.[1]

References

1. "Japan minister support staff 'put sex club on expenses'". BBC. October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

• 政治家情報 〜宮沢洋一〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-14. External link in |work= (help)

External links

• Official website in Japanese.