Hideko Nishioka

Hideko Nishioka
西岡 秀子
Nishioka in 2022
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 October 2017
Preceded by	Tsutomu Tomioka
Constituency	Nagasaki 1st
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-15) 15 March 1964 (age 60) Nagasaki, Japan
Political party	DPP (since 2018)
Other political affiliations	DPJ (before 2016) DP (2016–2017) Kibō (2017–2018)
Parent	Takeo Nishioka (father)
Alma mater	Gakushūin University

Hideko Nishioka (西岡秀子, Nishioka Hideko) (born 15 March 1964) is a Japanese politician, representing Nagasaki 1st district in the House of Representatives; first for the Kibō no Tō and then for the Democratic Party For the People.

Political career

She earned a law degree from Gakushūin University, before becoming a parliamentary assistant to her father, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.[1]

In January 2016, she ran for office, nominated by the Democratic Party of Japan. She failed to be elected, and lost to incumbent councillor Genjirō Kaneko.[2]

in the 2017 Japanese general election[3] She ran against the incumbent MP Tsutomu Tomioka (ja), representing the Liberal Democratic Party.[4][5] She won the election by a narrow margin, succeeding Tomioka and recovering her father's seat

She ran in the 2021 Japanese parliamentary elections, and retained her position.[6]

References

1. 産経新聞 (2024-05-15). "国会議員名鑑：西岡 秀子（にしおか ひでこ） - 産経ニュース". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
2. "金子氏、手堅く再選 自民、衆参議席独占守る". 西日本新聞me (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
3. 産経新聞 (2017-10-23). "【衆院選】九州・山口５県は自民が選挙区独占 立民、希望は悲喜こもごも（2/3ページ）". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
4. 産経新聞 (2017-10-24). "【衆院選】明暗分けた引退議員の後継者". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
5. 産経新聞 (2017-10-18). "【衆院選終盤情勢・長崎】１区、自民・冨岡を希望・西岡が猛追". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
6. 慶太, 小沢 (2021-11-01). "衆院選九州・山口 ベテラン倒れ自民減退（2/2ページ）". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-04.