Kiyohiko Toyama

Kiyohiko Toyama
遠山 清彦
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
April 2010 – 1 February 2021
Preceded byTakenori Kanzaki
Succeeded byNobuhiro Yoshida
ConstituencyKyushu PR
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2001 – 2 September 2008
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byShōzō Kusakawa
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born (1969-06-05) 5 June 1969
PartyIndependent (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
Komeito (2001–2022)
Alma materSōka University
University of Bradford

Kiyohiko Toyama (遠山 清彦, Tōyama Kiyohiko; born 5 June 1969) is a former Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, who served as a member of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Chiba, Chiba, he graduated from Sōka University and received a Ph.D. in the study of peace from University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001. Toyama retired on 1 February 2021, after being accused of misconduct.[1]

References

  • 政治家情報 〜遠山 清彦〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.