About Hiroshi Miyazawa
Lived 1921 – 2012 (aged 90). Hiroshi Miyazawa was a Japanese politician.
was a Japanese politician who served as the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1973 to 1981 and the Minister of Justice from 1995 to 1996.
Biography Miyazawa was born in 1921. He was the younger brother of Kiichi Miyazawa.
He was elected as governor of Hiroshima in December 1973 for the Liberal Democratic Party, and defeated the Japanese Communist Party candidate Noriaki Yamada. As governor he advocated greater autonomy for local governors.
On 9 October 1996, he was appointed Minister of Justice and replaced Tomoharu Tazawa in the post.
In September 2000, as a private citizen, Miyazawa penned an article in Asahi Shimbun, in which he criticized local authorities in Japan for refusing to enroll children of Aum Shinrikyo members in schools.
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Who was Hiroshi Miyazawa?
Japanese politician (1921-2012)
When was Hiroshi Miyazawa born?
Hiroshi Miyazawa was born on 22 September 1921 in Shibuya, Fukuyama.
When did Hiroshi Miyazawa die?
Hiroshi Miyazawa died on 26 May 2012 in Shibuya.
What was Hiroshi Miyazawa's occupation?
Hiroshi Miyazawa was a politician.
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Hiroshi Miyazawa was Japanese.
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