Ichiro Nakagawa Explained

Ichiro Nakagawa
Office1:Head of the Science and Technology Agency
Primeminister1:Zenkō Suzuki
Term Start1:7 July 1980
Term End1:27 November 1982
Predecessor1:Yuji Osada
Successor1:Takaaki Yasuda
Office2:Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Primeminister2:Takeo Fukuda
Term Start2:5 July 1978
Term End2:7 December 1978
Predecessor2:Himself
Successor2:Michio Watanabe
Office3:Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Primeminister3:Takeo Fukuda
Term Start3:28 November 1977
Term End3:5 July 1978
Predecessor3:Zenkō Suzuki
Successor3:Himself
Birth Date:9 March 1925
Birth Place:Hiroo, Hokkaido, Japan
Death Place:Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Party:Liberal Democratic Party
Alma Mater:Kyushu Imperial University

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ryall. Julian. Former Japanese minister Shoichi Nakagawa found dead. 2 October 2012. The Telegraph. London. 4 October 2009. Tokyo.