Hideo Ōnishi

Hideo Ōnishi
Hideo Ōnishi
大西英男
	Official portrait, 2017
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 19 December 2012 – 9 October 2024
Preceded by	Akihiro Hatsushika
Succeeded by	Yōhei Ōnishi
Constituency	Tokyo 16th
Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
	In office; 1993–1997
Constituency	Edogawa Ward
Member of the Edogawa City Council
	In office; 1975–1991
Personal details
Born	28 August 1946 (age 78); Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Children	Yōhei Ōnishi
Alma mater	Kokugakuin University

Hideo Ōnishi (大西英男, Ōnishi Hideo, born August 28, 1946) is a former Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives, who represented Tokyo 16th district from 2012 to 2024. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Early life

Onishi was born in Edogawa, Tokyo. He graduated from Kokugakuin University and worked as an assistant to Diet members Takashi Fukaya and Ichiro Shimamura before entering politics in 1975 as a member of the Edogawa city assembly.

Political career

He served as chairman of the assembly from 1984 to 1993, and then in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly from 1993 to 2007. He was a proportional representation candidate in the 2007 Japanese House of Councillors election but failed to win a seat. He remained active within the LDP's administrative ranks and was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2012 general election.^[1]

Controversies

In 2015 LDP leadership criticized Onishi for his suggestion that businesses should stop advertising in press outlets that criticize the government.^[2] In 2017 Onishi drew media attention for controversial comments about cancer patients during a discussion of secondhand smoking regulations.^[3]

References

^ "2012衆院選東京１６区大西英男" [2012 House of Representatives Election, Tōkyō 16th District, Ōnishi Hideo]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2018.
^ "LDP lawmaker Onishi fights back over his anti-media remarks". Mainichi Shimbun. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
^ "LDP lawmaker Onishi claims cancer patient comment was misunderstood". Mainichi Shimbun. May 23, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[1] "2012衆院選東京１６区大西英男" [2012 House of Representatives Election, Tōkyō 16th District, Ōnishi Hideo]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2018.

[2] "LDP lawmaker Onishi fights back over his anti-media remarks". Mainichi Shimbun. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

[3] "LDP lawmaker Onishi claims cancer patient comment was misunderstood". Mainichi Shimbun. May 23, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

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