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Ichiro Nakagawa

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(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.

Nakagawa's eldest son was Shōichi Nakagawa, a House of Representatives member. Shōichi also committed suicide in 2009. Nakagawa's younger brother is Yoshio Nakagawa.



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