Yasutoshi Nishimura

is a Japanese politician. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2022 until December 2023. Nishimura was Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2003, representing Hyogo's 9th district.

Nishimura ran for President of the Liberal Democratic Party in the 2009 presidential election. He came in third after Sadakazu Tanigaki, who was elected, and Kōno Tarō. In the 2021 presidential election, Nishimura was the lead sponsor for Sanae Takaishi.

Nishimura resigned from his cabinet duties in December 2023 for his role in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal.

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