(As of March 2025)
NISHIMURA Chinami
Chair, Standing Committee on Judicial Affairs, House of Representatives
Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Niigata 1st District (single-seat constituency), elected seven times
- In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
- Born: 13 January 1967, Yonouzu, Yoshida, Nishikambara, Niigata
- Education:
- Master's degree, Graduate School of Law, Niigata University
- Career:
- Member, Niigata Prefectural Assembly (one term)
- Part-time university lecturer
- Secretary-General, Niigata International Volunteer Center (NVC)
- State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Next Cabinet Deputy Minister of state for Children and Gender Equality, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
- Senior Deputy Chair, DPJ Administration Committee
- Director-General, DPJ International Department
- Chair, Federation of DPJ Niigata Prefecture General Branches
- Next Cabinet Deputy Minister of state of Health, Labour and Welfare, Democratic Party (DP)
- Senior Deputy Chair, DP Policy Research Committee
- Chair, DP Organizations Liaison Committee
- Secretary-General, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)
- Executive Deputy President, CDP
- Director-General, CDP Office for Gender Equality Promotion
- Director, CDP Organizations Liaison Bureau
- Chairperson, CDP Research Committee on Autonomy
- Chairperson, CDP Research Committee on Social Security
- Chairperson, Federation of CDP Niigata Prefecture Branches
