Koya Nishikawa (西川 公也, Nishikawa Kōya, born December 26, 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shioya District, Tochigi he attended Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as both undergraduate and graduate students. After college, he worked at the government Tochigi Prefecture from 1967 to 1978. He was elected to the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture for the first time in 1979 and then to the Diet for the first time in 1996.

Koya Nishikawa
西川 公也
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
3 September 2014 – 23 February 2015
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byYoshimasa Hayashi
Succeeded byYoshimasa Hayashi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 December 2012 – 28 September 2017
ConstituencyKita-Kantō PR (2014-2017)
Tochigi-2nd (2012-2014)
In office
21 October 1996 – 21 July 2009
Succeeded byAkio Fukuda
ConstituencyKita-Kantō PR (2003-2009)
Tochigi-2nd (1996-2003)
Personal details
Born (1942-12-26) 26 December 1942 (age 81)
Ujiie, Tochigi (now Sakura, Tochigi), Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

On 9 December 2020, he resigned as the special adviser to the Cabinet after being involved in a bribery scandal corresponding to a boating trip hosted by a former head of a major egg farm, who was involved in a separate bribery case.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Cabinet adviser Nishikawa resigns following shady boating trip". Tokyo, Japan: Japan Today. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
September 2014 – February 2015
Succeeded by