Kosaburo Nishime

Kosaburo Nishime
Kosaburo Nishime
西銘恒三郎
	Official portrait, 2021
Minister of Reconstruction
	In office; 4 October 2021 – August 10 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Katsuei Hirasawa
Succeeded by	Kenya Akiba
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 December 2012
Preceded by	Chobin Zukeran
Constituency	Okinawa 4th (2012–2014; 2017–present); Kyushu PR (2014–2017)
	In office; 10 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Chobin Zukeran
Constituency	Okinawa 4th
Member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly
	In office; 1988–2003
Constituency	Naha City
Personal details
Born	7 August 1954 (age 70); Chinen, Okinawa, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Sophia University

Kosaburo Nishime (西銘恒三郎, Nishime Kōsaburō), born August 7, 1954, is a Japanese politician who has served in the House of Representatives representing Okinawa since 2012. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Early life

Nishime is a native of Chinen, Okinawa, and graduated from Sophia University.

Political career

Nishime was elected to the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly for the first time in 1988 and to the Diet for the first time in 2003.

He has represented Okinawa since 2012, holding the Okinawa 4th district, except for the period from 2014-2017 when he was a Kyushu Proportional Representation member.

Nishime served as Minister of Reconstruction from October 2021 to August 2022.

Family

His father is Junji Nishime, former governor of Okinawa Prefecture, and his brother is Junshiro Nishime, a former member of the House of Councilors in the Diet.

References

政治家情報〜西銘恒三郎〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-10. NB: This source incorrectly states that his name is Kozaburo.

External links

Official website

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