Yuya Niwa
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
5 April 2000 – 4 July 2000
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byYūji Tsushima
In office
5 October 1999 – 5 April 2000
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Preceded bySohei Miyashita
Succeeded byHimself
In office
12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byTokuo Yamashita
Succeeded byKeigo Ōuchi
Personal details
Born (1944-04-20) April 20, 1944 (age 79)
Niihari, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materKeio University

Yuya Niwa (丹羽 雄哉, Niwa Yūya, born April 20, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). 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 (DPJ)-backed candidate Hiroko Ōizumi (former Lieutenant Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture) in the Japanese general election, 2009.

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House of Representatives of Japan Preceded byYūji Tsushima Chair, House of Representatives Committee on Social and Labour Affairs 1989 Succeeded byEijiro Hata Preceded byKosuke Ito Chair, House of Representatives Committee on Fundamental National Poliies 2004–2006 Succeeded byTakashi Fukaya Political offices Preceded byTokuo Yamashita Minister of Health and Welfare 1992–1993 Succeeded byKeigo Ōuchi Preceded bySohei Miyashita Minister of Health and Welfare 1999–2000 Succeeded byYūji Tsushima Party political offices Preceded byMitsuo Horiuchi Head of Kōchikai 2006 Succeeded byMakoto Koga Preceded byFumio Kyūma Chair, General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan 2006–2007 Succeeded byToshihiro Nikai


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