Hidenao Nakagawa

Summary

Hidenao Nakagawa (中川 秀直, Nakagawa Hidenao, born 2 February 1944) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and the House of Representatives of the Diet (parliament).

Hideo Nakagawa
中川 秀直
Chief Cabinet Secretary and Director of the Okinawa Development Agency
In office
4 July 2000 – 27 October 2000
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Preceded byMikio Aoki
Succeeded byYasuo Fukuda
Director of the Science and Technology Agency and Chair of the AEC
In office
11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byYasuoki Urano
Succeeded byRiichiro Chikaoka
Personal details
Born (1944-02-02) 2 February 1944 (age 80)
Tokyo
ChildrenToshinao Nakagawa
Alma materKeio University

Overviews edit

 
with members of First Hashimoto Cabinet (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on 11 January 1996)

He served Yoshirō Mori as Chief Cabinet Secretary from July 2000 to October 2000.[1] In 2006 he was appointed secretary-general of the party.[2]

His son, Toshinao Nakagawa, would later serve as a Representative and Vice Minister of the Economy, Trade and Industry.[3]

House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by
Kenichiro Ohtsubo
Chair, Lower House Committee on Science and Technology
1988–1989
Succeeded by
Hiroshi Kitaguchi
Preceded by Chair, Lower House Committee on Rules and Administration
1998–1999
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Yasuoki Urano
Director of the Science and Technology Agency
1996
Succeeded by
Riichiro Chikaoka
Chair, Atomic Energy Commission
1996
Preceded by Chief Cabinet Secretary
2000
Succeeded by
Director of the Okinawa Development Agency
2000
Party political offices
Preceded by Chair, Diet Affairs Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party
2002–2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair, Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party
2006–2007
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ Peter Martin (27 October 2000). "Japanese official resigns following bizarre cover-up". ABC. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ Keiichi Yamamura (25 September 2006). "Abe Names Hidenao Nakagawa LDP Secretary-General (Update3)". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Vice Trade Minister Nakagawa resigns, admits to extramarital affair on Facebook". Mainichi Shimbun. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.