Azuma Koshiishi
| Azuma Koshiishi 輿石 東 |
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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In office 12 July 1998 – 21 June 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Tetsuro Shimura |
| Succeeded by | Yuka Miyazawa |
| Constituency | Yamanashi at-large district |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 18 February 1990 – 27 September 1996 Serving with Eiichi Nakao (1990-96) Shin Kanemaru, Toshimasa Ueda, Kunio Tanabe (1990-93) Mitsuo Horiuchi, Sakihito Ozawa, Shōmei Yokouchi (1993-96) |
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| Preceded by | Mitsuo Horiuchi |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Constituency | Yamanashi at-large district |
| Personal details | |
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14 May 1936 Tatsuoka, Nirasaki, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Tsuru Junior College |
| Website | Official website |
Azuma Koshiishi (輿石 東 Koshiishi Azuma?, born May 14, 1936) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet, and general secretary of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Nirasaki, Yamanashi and graduate of Tsuru University, he was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1990, where he served for two terms until 1996 when he failed to be re-elected. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.
Koshiishi was an elementary school teacher for 26 years. He became involved in union activities through the Japan Teachers Union (Nikkyoso), becoming the chair of the executive committee of the Yamanashi branch in 1984, and Chair of the Yamanashi Trade Union Confederation in 1986. Subsequently, he became the director of the Yamanashi Prefecture Educational Research Institute in 1997.
Koshiishi was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990, representing the Social Democratic Party. He was re-elected in 1993, serving two terms as a lower-house lawmaker and participated in the formation of the predecessor to the Democratic Party of Japan, but was not re-elected in 1996.
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