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Kansei Nakano

Kansei Nakano
中野 寛成
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Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission of Japan
In office
14 January 2011 – 2 September 2011
Preceded by Tomiko Okazaki
Succeeded by Kenji Yamaoka
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
In office
19 November 2003 – 8 August 2005
Preceded by Kōzō Watanabe
Succeeded by Takahiro Yokomichi
Personal details
Born (1940-11-26) November 26, 1940 (age 76)
Nagasaki, Japan
Political party Democratic Party of Japan
Alma mater Kansai University

Kansei Nakano (中野 寛成 Nakano Kansei?, born November 26, 1940) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Vice-Speaker of the Lower House of the Diet.

Nakano was born in 1940 in Nagasaki. At age four, he experienced the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. In 1963, he graduated from the Law Department of Kansai University.

Beginning his time at university in 1960, Nakano joined the Democratic Socialist Party. After being elected three times to the Toyonaka city council, he was elected to the Diet in 1976.

In 1994, Nakano joined the New Frontier Party and served as Chair of the Policy Inquiry Commission. Upon the collapse of the party, Nakano formed the New Fraternity Party, which eventually merged with other liberal parties to form the Democratic Party of Japan. He currently represents the Osaka 8 electoral district.

Note: As part of Diet custom, the Speaker and Vice-Speaker of the House must formally secede from their party. For this reason, Nakano is sometimes referred to as an independent in official Diet information. In practice he remains a member of the DPJ.


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