Yasutoshi Nishimura (西村 康稔, Nishimura Yasutoshi; born 15 October 1962) is a Japanese politician who serves as chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Election Strategy Committee since 2026. He was previously Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2022 to 2023 and as Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy from 2019 to 2021. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2003, representing Hyogo 9th district. Nishimura resigned from his cabinet posts in December 2023 amid allegations of a slush fund involving himself and several other ministers and members of the LDP.
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