Koken Nosaka

Koken Nosaka (野坂 浩賢, Nosaka Kōken, 17 September 1924 – 18 April 2004) was a Japanese politician.[1] He was first elected to the Diet of Japan in 1972, representing a district in southern Tottori Prefecture. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served as construction minister and chief cabinet secretary under Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama.[1][2] Liberal Democratic Party politician Yōhei Kōno described Nosaka as "the main player" in forming the LDP-SDP coalition governments of the mid-1990s.[2]

Koken Nosaka
Commending monument in Hōki, Tottori
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
8 August 1995 – 1 November 1996
Prime MinisterTomiichi Murayama
Preceded byKozo Igarashi
Succeeded bySeiroku Kajiyama
Minister of Construction
In office
30 June 1994 – 8 August 1995
Prime MinisterTomiichi Murayama
Preceded byYoshirō Mori
Succeeded byKōji Morimoto
Personal details
Born17 September 1924
Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Died18 April 2004(2004-04-18) (aged 79)
Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materHosei University
In this Japanese name, the family name is Nosaka.

References
  1. "Koken Nosaka, 79; Spokesman for Japanese Premier". Los Angeles Times. April 19, 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. "Nosaka, key part of SDP-LDP bloc of '90s, dead at 79". The Japan Times. April 19, 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kozo Igarashi		 Chief Cabinet Secretary
1995–1996		 Succeeded by
Seiroku Kajiyama
Preceded by
Kōji Morimoto		 Minister of Construction
1994–1995		 Succeeded by
Yoshirō Mori


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.