Takeo_Nishioka Knowpia

Takeo Nishioka (西岡武夫, Nishioka Takeo, February 12, 1936 – November 5, 2011)^[1] was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.

A native of Nagasaki and a graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1963. He lost his seat in 1983 but was re-elected in 1986. He lost the seat again in 2000 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001. In 2010, he was elected as the President of the House of Councillors, as a member of the DPJ.^[2]

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^ Japan's upper house president dies of pneumonia: report
^ "Japan's upper house President Takeo Nishioka dies at 75"

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政治家情報〜西岡武夫〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

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Official website in Japanese.

Political offices
Preceded by Gentarō Nakajima	Minister of Education 1988–1989	Succeeded by Kazuya Ishibashi
House of Councillors
Preceded by Satsuki Eda	President of the House of Councillors 2010–2011	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by N/A	Councillor by proportional representation 2001–2011	Succeeded by Tomoko Hata (scheduled replacement w/o vote by kuriage-tōsen)
House of Representatives of Japan
New district	Representative for Nagasaki 1st district 1996–1998	Vacant Title next held by Masakazu Kuranari
Preceded by Shigemitsu Nakamura Kakuji Miyazaki Masayoshi Kobuchi Tadashi Kuranari Fumio Kyūma	Representative for Nagasaki 1st district (multi-member) 1986–1996 Served alongside: Tadashi Kuranari, Yoshiaki Takaki, ...	District eliminated
Preceded by Motoharu Baba Tadashi Kuranari Chōjirō Taguchi Shigemitsu Nakamura Tsuyoshi Kihara	Representative for Nagasaki 1st district (multi-member) 1963–1983 Served alongside: Tadashi Kuranari, ...	Succeeded by Shigemitsu Nakamura Kakuji Miyazaki Masayoshi Kobuchi Tadashi Kuranari Fumio Kyūma
Party political offices
Preceded by Takashi Yonezawa	Secretary general of the New Frontier Party 1996–1997	Party dissolved
New title	Diet affairs chief of the New Frontier Party 1996	Succeeded by Kansei Nakano
Preceded by Shunjirō Karasawa	Chairman of the LDP General Affairs Committee 1990–1991	Succeeded by Kōkō Satō

[1] Japan's upper house president dies of pneumonia: report

[2] "Japan's upper house President Takeo Nishioka dies at 75"

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