Koya Nishikawa

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Koya Nishikawa
西川 公也
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
3 September 2014 – 23 February 2015
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byYoshimasa Hayashi
Succeeded byYoshimasa Hayashi
Personal details
Born (1942-12-26) 26 December 1942 (age 81)
Ujiie, Tochigi (now Sakura, Tochigi), Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Koya Nishikawa (西川 公也, Nishikawa Kōya, born December 26, 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shioya District, Tochigi he attended Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as both undergraduate and graduate students. After college, he worked at the government Tochigi Prefecture from 1967 to 1978. He was elected to the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture for the first time in 1979 and then to the Diet for the first time in 1996.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜西川 公也〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
September 2014 - February 2015
Succeeded by