is a Japanese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of the

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, he worked at

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from 1983 to 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003. His father is former Health minister

Sohei Miyashita was a Japanese politician. He held different cabinet posts. Biography Miyashita was born in 1927. He worked at the Ministry of Finance as a budget examiner. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and served in the House of Representat ...

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in Japanese. 1958 births Living people People from Nagoya University of Tokyo alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub