Azuma Koshiishi
Azuma Koshiishi | |
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輿石 東 | |
Koshiishi in 2015 | |
| Vice President of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 2 August 2013 – 25 July 2016 | |
| President | Masaaki Yamazaki |
| Preceded by | Masaaki Yamazaki |
| Succeeded by | Akira Gunji |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 12 July 1998 – 25 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tetsurō Shimura |
| Succeeded by | Yuka Miyazawa |
| Constituency | Yamanashi at-large |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 18 February 1990 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Mitsuo Horiuchi |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Yamanashi at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1936 |
| Party | CDP (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | JSP (1990–1996) SDP (1996) DP 1996 (1996–1998) DPJ (1998–2016) DP 2016 (2016–2018) |
| Alma mater | Tsuru Junior College |
| Signature | |
| Website | Official website |
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Azuma Koshiishi (輿石 東, Koshiishi Azuma; born May 14, 1936) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet, and general secretary of the ruling Democratic Party. A native of Nirasaki, Yamanashi, and graduate of Tsuru University, he was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1990, where he served for two terms until 1996 when he failed to be re-elected. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.