Ichiro Nakagawa
Japanese politician
Ichiro Nakagawa | |
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Head of the Science and Technology Agency | |
In office 7 July 1980 – 27 November 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Zenkō Suzuki |
Preceded by | Yuji Osada |
Succeeded by | Takaaki Yasuda |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
In office 5 July 1978 – 7 December 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Takeo Fukuda |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Michio Watanabe |
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
In office 28 November 1977 – 5 July 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Takeo Fukuda |
Preceded by | Zenkō Suzuki |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 March 1925 Hiroo, Hokkaido, Japan |
Died | 9 January 1983(1983-01-09) (aged 57) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Kyushu Imperial University |
Ichiro Nakagawa (中川 一郎, Nakagawa Ichirō, 9 March 1925 – 9 January 1983) was a Japanese politician from Hokkaidō. He committed suicide at a hotel in Sapporo after he was defeated in the presidency election of the LDP and so lost his chance to become prime minister.[1]
Personal life
Nakagawa's eldest son was Shōichi Nakagawa, a House of Representatives member.[1] Shōichi also committed suicide in 2009. Nakagawa's younger brother is Yoshio Nakagawa.
References
- ^ a b Ryall, Julian (4 October 2009). "Former Japanese minister Shoichi Nakagawa found dead". The Telegraph. London. Tokyo. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1977–1978 | Succeeded by Himself as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Preceded by Himself as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1978 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Yuji Osada | Director General of the Science and Technology Agency 1980–1982 | Succeeded by Takaaki Yasuda |
Head of the Atomic Energy Commission 1980–1982 | ||
House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
Preceded by Yoshiaki Kibe | Chair, Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1976 | Succeeded by Akira Ono |
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