Sohei Miyashita
Sohei Miyashita | |
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宮下 創平 | |
Official portrait, 1998 | |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 30 July 1998 – 14 January 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Junichirō Koizumi |
| Succeeded by | Yuya Niwa |
| Director-General of the Environmental Agency | |
| In office 14 August 1994 – 8 August 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Shin Sakurai |
| Succeeded by | Tadamori Oshima |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Yukihiko Ikeda |
| Succeeded by | Toshio Nakayama |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 7 October 1979 – 10 October 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Ichiro Miyashita |
| Constituency | Nagano 3rd (1979–1996) Nagano 5th (1996–2003) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1927 Ina, Nagano, Japan |
| Died | 7 October 2013 (aged 85) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Children | Ichiro Miyashita |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Sohei Miyashita (宮下 創平, Miyashita Sohei, 10 November 1927 – 7 October 2013) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Health and Welfare from 1998 to 1999, Director-General of the Environmental Agency from 1994 to 1995 and Director-General of the Defense Agency from 1991 to 1992.
A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Miyashita served in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 2003.