Ichiro Nakagawa

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.[1]

Ichiro Nakagawa
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

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.

References

1. Ryall, Julian (4 October 2009). "Former Japanese minister Shoichi Nakagawa found dead". The Telegraph. Tokyo. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

Political offices
Preceded by Zenkō Suzuki	Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1977–1978	Succeeded by Himself as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Preceded by Himself as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1978	Succeeded by Michio Watanabe
Preceded by Yuji Osada	Director General of the Science and Technology Agency 1980–1982	Succeeded by Takaaki Yasuda
	Head of the Atomic Energy Commission 1980–1982
House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by Yoshiaki Kibe	Chair, Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1976	Succeeded by Akira Ono