Ichiro Miyashita

Ichiro Miyashita
宮下 一郎
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
13 September 2023 – 14 December 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byTetsuro Nomura
Succeeded byTetsushi Sakamoto
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
18 December 2012
Preceded byGaku Kato
ConstituencyNagano 5th
In office
9 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Preceded bySohei Miyashita
Succeeded byGaku Kato
ConstituencyNagano 5th
Personal details
Born (1958-08-01) 1 August 1958
Nagoya, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
ParentsSohei Miyashita (father)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Ichiro Miyashita (宮下 一郎, Miyashita Ichirō; born 1958) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from September 2023 until his resignation in December 2023 for his role in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Embattled Japan PM Kishida ousts LDP's most powerful faction from Cabinet".

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