Toshihiro Nikai
| Toshihiro Nikai | |
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| 二階 俊博 | |
Nikai in 2006
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| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
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In office 2 August 2008 – 16 September 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Akira Amari |
| Succeeded by | Masayuki Naoshima |
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In office 31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Shōichi Nakagawa |
| Succeeded by | Akira Amari |
| Minister of Transport | |
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In office 5 October 1999 – 4 July 2000 |
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| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Jirō Kawasaki |
| Succeeded by | Hajime Morita |
| Personal details | |
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February 17, 1939 Gobō, Wakayama, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
Toshihiro Nikai (二階 俊博 Nikai Toshihiro?, born February 17, 1939) is a Japanese politician. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Nikai is currently serving in his eighth term in the Lower House representing Wakayama's Third District.
Nikai was born in Wakayama Prefecture and attended Chuo University, graduating with a law degree in 1961. He initially worked as secretary for Saburo Endo, a Diet member from Shizuoka. After Endo's death, Nikai returned to Wakayama, where he won a seat on the prefectural assembly in 1975. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1983.
He was a member of Noboru Takeshita's faction within the Liberal Democratic Party, but left the party in 1993 to join the Japan Renewal Party (Shinseitō). As a member of the JRP, he served as Vice-Minister of Transportation under Morihiro Hosokawa in 1999.
He was later a member of the Liberal Party, Conservative Party, and New Conservative Party, independent parties in coalition with the LDP. As Secretary-General of the NCP and part of the governing coalition, he served as Minister of Transportation under Keizō Obuchi and Yoshirō Mori. After the NCP merged with the LDP in 2003, Nikai became an LDP member again, and was appointed Director of the General Affairs Bureau in 2004.
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