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Shoji Nishida

Politician

Shoji Nishida is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	NISHIDA Shoji · Shoji Nishida · Сёдзи Нисида · 西田昌司				[sources]
Alias	Shoji Nishida · Нисида, Сёдзи · にしだしょうじ · 西田昌司 · 西田昭二君 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1958-09-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Kyoto				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Japan				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Shōji				[sources]
Last name	Nishida				[sources]
Website	www.showyou.jp · facebook.com · shukannishida.jp · twitter.com · www.showyou.jp				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7500159				[sources]
Position	Shūgiin (member, 2017-) · member of the House of Councillors (2007-) · member of the Kyōto Prefectural Assembly (1990-2007)				[sources]
Education	Faculty of Economics, Shiga University (1977-1981) · Kyoto Municipal Tounan High School (1974-1977)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Japanese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Yoshihiro Nishida Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Councillors	2007	-
member of the House of Councillors	2007-01-01	-

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,757

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,743

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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