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 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | (aged 57)
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.