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Public records list Chinami Nishimura as a politician and lecturer. Chinami Nishimura was born in Yoshida, Niigata Prefecture, Japan on January 13, 1967. That works out to 59 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Niigata University. The listed height is 170 cm.
My Take
Chinami Nishimura was born in 1967 in what was then Yoshida, Niigata, went to a local prefectural high school and then Niigata University, with further study in Bangkok and at the University of Bristol, and now represents Niigata's 1st district in the House of Representatives. From 2021 to 2022 she served as Secretary-General of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. That title deserves more attention than it usually gets. The secretary-general runs the machinery of a party, absorbs the blame when things go wrong, and rarely gets the credit when they go right. In Japanese politics, women holding that job can still be counted on your fingers. What I find equally telling is the geography of her career. She did not arrive from a Tokyo power base and get parachuted into a safe seat. Local school, local university, a spell of study abroad, then a local district, contested repeatedly. That is a slower and less glamorous route than the one media-friendly politicians take, and it tends to produce people who are harder to dislodge.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chinami Nishimura
- Name (Japanese)
- 西村智奈美
- Reading
- にしむら ちなみ
- Born
- January 13, 1967 (age 59)
- Origin
- Yoshida, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- politician / lecturer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
2. Background
- University
- Niigata University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.chinami.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nishimura.chinami/
- Xhttps://x.com/chinami_niigata
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinami%20Nishimura%20(politician)
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%9D%91%E6%99%BA%E5%A5%88%E7%BE%8E
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5100105
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Chinami Nishimura born?
Chinami Nishimura was born on January 13, 1967 and is 59 years old.
Where is Chinami Nishimura from?
Chinami Nishimura is from Yoshida, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
What does Chinami Nishimura do?
Chinami Nishimura works as politician, lecturer.
How tall is Chinami Nishimura?
Chinami Nishimura is 170 cm tall.
Where did Chinami Nishimura study?
Chinami Nishimura attended Niigata University.
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