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| Mineichi Iwanaga | |
|---|---|
| 岩永 峯一 | |
 Official portrait, 2005 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 11 August 2005 – 31 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Junichiro Koizumi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Shōichi Nakagawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tenzo Okumura |
| Constituency | Shiga 3rd (1996–2003) Shiga 4th (2003–2009) |
| Speaker of the Shiga Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Member of the Shiga Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1975–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-09-05) 5 September 1941 (age 83) Kōka, Shiga, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
Mineichi Iwanaga (岩永峯一 Iwanaga Mineichi, born September 5, 1941) is a former Japanese politician.
Born in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, Iwanaga attended Koka Senior High School and graduated from the law faculty of Chuo University.
After serving as a town council member in Shiga, Iwanaga was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996, representing the fourth district of Shiga. He joined the Kato faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, but later switched to the Horiuchi faction. He became Vice Minister of Agriculture under the first Koizumi cabinet.
On August 11, 2005, Iwanaga became Minister of Agriculture following the resignation of Yoshinobu Shimamura.
References
- AFX (30 September 2005). "Japan tells US to be patient on beef ban". Forbes. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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