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
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
Yuji Osada		 Director General of the Science and Technology Agency
1980–1982		 Succeeded by
Takaaki Yasuda
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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