Shinya Adachi
足立 信也
Mayor of Ōita
Assumed office
24 April 2023
Preceded byKiichiro Sato
Member of House of Councillors
In office
26 July 2004  25 July 2022
Preceded byToshiya Nakamichi
Succeeded byHarutomo Kosho
ConstituencyŌita at-large district
Personal details
Born
Adachi Shin'ya

(1957-06-05) June 5, 1957
Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Political partyIndependent
(2022-present)
Other political
affiliations
DPJ
(2004-2016)
DP
(2016-2018)
DPP
(2018-2022)
Alma materUniversity of Tsukuba
Website足立信也ホームページ

Shinya Adachi (足立 信也, Adachi Shin'ya, born June 5, 1957) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party for the People, and a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Overview

Shinya Adachi with Akira Nagatsuma on December 3, 2009

A native of Ōita, Ōita, he attended University of Tsukuba and received a Ph.D. in medicine from it. He was elected for the first time in 2004. He served until 2022, and in 2023 he became the mayor of Ōita city.[1]

References

  1. "Campaigning starts for second half of Japan's unified polls". The Japan Times. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-06-12.

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