Hiroyuki Sonoda

Hiroyuki Sonoda
園田 博之
Sonoda in 2004
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
(Political affairs)
In office
30 June 1994 – 11 January 1996
Prime MinisterTomiichi Murayama
Preceded byNaoto Kitamura
Succeeded byKazō Watanabe
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
8 July 1986 – 11 November 2018
Preceded bySunao Sonoda
Succeeded byMasahisa Miyazaki
ConstituencyKumamoto 2nd (1986–1996)
Kumamoto 4th (1996–2017)
Kyushu PR (2017–2018)
Personal details
Born(1942-02-19)19 February 1942
Died11 November 2018(2018-11-11) (aged 76)
Tokyo, Japan
PartyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
NPS (1993–1994)
Sunrise (2010–2012)
JRP (2012–2014)
PJK (2014–2015)
Parent(s)Sunao Sonoda (father)
Tenkoko Sonoda (stepmother)
Alma materNihon University
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Hiroyuki Sonoda (園田 博之, Sonoda Hiroyuki; February 19, 1942 – November 11, 2018) was a Japanese politician who served in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the House of Representatives for Kumamoto 4th district; following the 2017 general election when Kumamoto lost one seat due to reapportionment, he moved to the Kyūshū proportional representation block. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), previous party affiliations have been independent→LDP→New Party Sakigake→Independent→LDP→Sunrise Party of JapanSunrise PartyJapan Restoration PartyParty for Future Generations→Sunrise Party→Party for Future Generations→LDP.