Ichiro Nakagawa

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Ichiro Nakagawa
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Head of the Science and Technology Agency
In office
7 July 1980 – 27 November 1982
Prime MinisterZenkō Suzuki
Preceded byYuji Osada
Succeeded byTakaaki Yasuda
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
5 July 1978 – 7 December 1978
Prime MinisterTakeo Fukuda
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byMichio Watanabe
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
In office
28 November 1977 – 5 July 1978
Prime MinisterTakeo Fukuda
Preceded byZenkō Suzuki
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born9 March 1925
Hiroo, Hokkaido, Japan
Died9 January 1983(1983-01-09) (aged 57)
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materKyushu 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—losing the 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ryall, Julian (4 October 2009). "Former Japanese minister Shoichi Nakagawa found dead". The Telegraph. London. Tokyo. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by
Zenkō Suzuki
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
Michio Watanabe
Preceded by
Director General of the Science and Technology Agency
1980–1982
Succeeded by
Head of the Atomic Energy Commission
1980–1982
House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by
Yoshiaki Kibe
Chair, Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan
1976
Succeeded by
Akira Ono


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