Yoichi Miyazawa

Yoichi Miyazawa
宮沢 洋一
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office
21 October 2014 – 7 October 2015
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYūko Obuchi
Succeeded byMotoo Hayashi
Personal details
Born (1950-04-21) 21 April 1950 (age 74)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Harvard University

Yoichi Miyazawa (宮沢 洋一, Miyazawa Yōichi, born April 21, 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2014 to 2015. He has served as a member of the House of Councillors since 2012 and was previously a House of Representatives from 2000 to 2009.

Miyazawa is a nephew of Kiichi Miyazawa and a cousin of Fumio Kishida.