Sohei Miyashita

Sohei Miyashita
宮下 創平
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
30 July 1998 – 14 January 1999
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Preceded byJunichirō Koizumi
Succeeded byYuya Niwa
Director-General of the Environmental Agency
In office
14 August 1994 – 8 August 1995
Prime MinisterTomiichi Murayama
Preceded byShin Sakurai
Succeeded byTadamori Oshima
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byYukihiko Ikeda
Succeeded byToshio Nakayama
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
7 October 1979 – 10 October 2003
ConstituencyNagano 3rd district
(1979-1996)
Nagano 5th district
(1996-2003)
Personal details
Born(1927-11-10)10 November 1927
Ina, Nagano, Empire of Japan
Died7 October 2013(2013-10-07) (aged 85)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
ChildrenIchiro Miyashita

Sohei Miyashita (宮下 創平, Miyashita Sohei, 10 November 1927 – 7 October 2013) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Health and Welfare from 1998 to 1999, Director-General of the Environmental Agency from 1994 to 1995 and Director-General of the Defense Agency from 1991 to 1992.

A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Miyashita served in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 2003.