Akira Nishino (politician)

Akira Nishino
西野 陽
Official portrait, 2005
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 20 October 1996 – 16 November 2012
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Kōichi Nishino
Constituency	Osaka 13th (1996–2000; 2003–2012) Kinki PR (2000–2003)
Speaker of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly
In office June 1987 – June 1988
Member of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly
In office 1975–1993
Constituency	Higashiōsaka City
Personal details
Born	(1940-01-15) 15 January 1940 Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan
Political party	Independent (since 2012)
Other political affiliations	NFP (1994–1998) LP (1998–2000) NCP (2000–2002) LDP (2002–2012)
Children	Kōichi Nishino (son)
Alma mater	Kansai University

Akira Nishino (西野 陽, Nishino Akira, born January 15, 1940) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Higashiōsaka, Osaka and graduate of Kansai University he was elected to the assembly of Osaka Prefecture for the first time in 1975. In 1993 he unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives as a member of the LDP. He ran again in 1996, this time as a member of the now-defunct New Frontier Party, and was elected for the first time. He later joined the LDP.

References

• 政治家情報 〜西野 あきら〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-10.

External links

• Official website in Japanese