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Yuya Niwa
Yuya
Niwa
is a
Japanese politician
of the
Liberal Democratic Party
, a former member of
the House of Representatives
in the
Diet
. A
native
of
Niihari District, Ibaraki
and graduate of
Keio University
he was elected
for the first time
in 1979 after
working
as a
writer
for
Yomiuri Shimbun
. Later, he served as the
Minister of Health
in
1992
and
in 1999
.
He was defeated by
Democratic Party of Japan
-backed candidate Hiroko Ōizumi（former
Lieutenant Governor
of
Yamaguchi
Prefecture）in the
Japanese general election, 2009
.
