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 and so lost his chance to become prime minister.[1]
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 (aged 57) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Kyushu Imperial University |
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.