Ichiro Nakagawa

Ichiro Nakagawa
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—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. 1 2 Ryall, Julian (4 October 2009). "Former Japanese minister Shoichi Nakagawa found dead". The Telegraph. Tokyo. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by
Yuji Osada
Head of the Science and Technology Agency
1980-1982
Succeeded by
Takaaki Yasuda
Preceded by
Himself
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1978
Succeeded by
Michio Watanabe
Preceded by
Zenkō Suzuki
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
1977-1978
Succeeded by
Himself


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