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Shinya Adachi

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Shinya Adachi
足立 信也
Mayor of Ōita
Assumed office
24 April 2023
Preceded byKiichiro Sato [ja]
Member of House of Councillors
In office
26 July 2004 – 25 July 2022
Preceded byToshiya Nakamichi [ja]
Succeeded byHarutomo Kosho [ja]
ConstituencyŌita at-large district
Personal details
Born
Adachi Shin'ya

(1957-06-05) June 5, 1957 (age 67)
Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Political partyIndependent
(2022-present)
Other political
affiliations
DPJ
(2004-2016)
DP
(2016-2018)
DPP
(2018-2022)
Alma materUniversity of Tsukuba
Website足立信也ホームページ

Shinya Adachi (足立 信也, Adachi Shin'ya, born June 5, 1957) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party for the People, and a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

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Shinya Adachi with Akira Nagatsuma on December 3, 2009

A native of Ōita, Ōita, he attended University of Tsukuba and received a Ph.D. in medicine from it. He was elected for the first time in 2004. He served until 2022, and in 2023 he became the mayor of Ōita city.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Campaigning starts for second half of Japan's unified polls". The Japan Times. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-06-12.

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