Azuma Koshiishi

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Azuma Koshiishi
輿石 東
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Koshiishi
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
12 July 1998 – 21 June 2016
Preceded byTetsuro Shimura [ja]
Succeeded byYuka Miyazawa [ja]
ConstituencyYamanashi at-large district
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
18 February 1990 – 27 September 1996
Serving with Eiichi Nakao (1990–1996)
Shin Kanemaru, Toshimasa Ueda [ja], Kunio Tanabe [ja] (1990–1993)
Mitsuo Horiuchi, Sakihito Ozawa, Shōmei Yokouchi (1993–1996)
Preceded byMitsuo Horiuchi
Succeeded bySeat abolished
ConstituencyYamanashi at-large district [ja]
Personal details
Born (1936-05-14) 14 May 1936 (age 88)
Tatsuoka, Nirasaki, Japan
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materTsuru Junior College
WebsiteOfficial website

He was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1990, where he served for two terms until 1996 when he failed to be re-elected. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.[1]

References

  1. The Japan Times Koshiishi still siding with Ozawa September 17 2011 Retrieved on August 12, 2012