Yuya Niwa

Yuya Niwa is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal [Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party], who served as a 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 in the Japanese general election, 2009.