Takeo Nishioka

Takeo Nishioka

Takeo Nishioka (西岡 武夫, Nishioka Takeo, February 12, 1936 – November 5, 2011)[1] was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.

A native of Nagasaki and a graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1963. He lost his seat in 1983 but was re-elected in 1986. He lost the seat again in 2000 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001. In 2010, he was elected as the President of the House of Councillors, as a member of the DPJ.[2]

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  • 政治家情報 〜西岡 武夫〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Education
1988–1989
Succeeded by
House of Councillors
Preceded by President of the House of Councillors
2010–2011
Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by
N/A
Councillor by proportional representation
2001–2011
Succeeded by
Tomoko Hata
(scheduled replacement w/o vote by kuriage-tōsen)
House of Representatives (Japan)
New district Representative for Nagasaki 1st district
1996–1998
Vacant
Title next held by
Masakazu Kuranari
Preceded by Representative for Nagasaki 1st district (multi-member)
1986–1996
Served alongside: Tadashi Kuranari, Yoshiaki Takaki, ...
District eliminated
Preceded by Representative for Nagasaki 1st district (multi-member)
1963–1983
Served alongside: Tadashi Kuranari, ...
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary general of the New Frontier Party
1996–1997
Party dissolved
New title Diet affairs chief of the New Frontier Party
1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the LDP General Affairs Committee
1990–1991
Succeeded by