Yasutoshi Nishimura | |
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西村 康稔 | |
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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
In office 10 August 2022 – 14 December 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Koichi Hagiuda |
Succeeded by | Ken Saito[1] |
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | |
In office 11 September 2019 – 4 October 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe Yoshihide Suga |
Preceded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
Succeeded by | Daishiro Yamagiwa |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 10 November 2003 | |
Constituency | Hyogo 9th District |
Personal details | |
Born | Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan | 15 October 1962
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Tokyo University |
Yasutoshi Nishimura (西村 康稔, Nishimura Yasutoshi, born October 15, 1962) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2022 until December 2023.[2] Nishimura previously served as Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2003, representing Hyogo's 9th district.[3]
Nishimura resigned from his cabinet posts in December 2023 amid allegations of a slush fund involving himself and several other ministers and members of the LDP.[4]