Shingo Nishimura
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ConstituencyKinki PR
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyOsaka 5th (1993–1996)
Osaka 17th (1996–2000)
Kinki PR (2000–2003)
Osaka 17th (2003–2005)
Kinki PR (2005–2009)
Osaka 17th (1996–2000)
Kinki PR (2000–2003)
Osaka 17th (2003–2005)
Kinki PR (2005–2009)
Shingo Nishimura | |
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西村 眞悟 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 December 2012 – 21 November 2014 | |
| Constituency | Kinki PR |
| In office 19 July 1993 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Osaka 5th (1993–1996) Osaka 17th (1996–2000) Kinki PR (2000–2003) Osaka 17th (2003–2005) Kinki PR (2005–2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1948 |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | DRP (1989–1992) DSP (1992–1994) NFP (1994–1998) LP (1998–2003) DPJ (2003–2010) NRP (2010) SP (2010–2012) JRP (2012–2014) PJK (2014–2018) |
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| Relatives | Shōzō Nishimura (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Shingo Nishimura (西村眞悟, Nishimura Shingo; born 7 July 1948) is a former Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2014. Nishimura is known for his negationism of Japanese war crimes committed during World War II.
A native of Sakai and graduate of Kyoto University Faculty of Law, Nishimura was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run the year prior.
On 2005, because of violations of the Lawyer Act, Nishimura is divested his lawyer license.
Three other members of his family have also been members of the House of Representatives:
- his father Eiichi Nishimura (1904-1971) was a former chairman of the Democratic Socialist Party - Shingo is his fourth son
- his father-in-law Okazawa Kanji
- his cousin Shozo Nishimura
