Hirofumi Nakasone
Hirofumi Nakasone | |
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中曽根 弘文 | |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office 6 July 1986 | |
Constituency | Gunma at-large district |
Personal details | |
Born | Takasaki, Gunma, Japan | 28 November 1945
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Children | Yasutaka Nakasone |
Alma mater | Keio University |
Hirofumi Nakasone (中曽根 弘文, Nakasone Hirofumi, born 28 November 1945) is a Japanese
Nakasone was appointed as head of the Science and Technology Agency by Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi in early October 1999.[1] In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, appointed on 24 September 2008, Nakasone was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
Early years
Nakasone was born in Gunma Prefecture in 1945 and graduated from Keio University with a degree in Business and Commerce.[3]
After graduation, he worked briefly at Asahi Kasei and then became Special Assistant to his father, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and Secretary to the President of the Liberal Democratic Party.[3]
Nakasone has been a member of the House of Councillors since being elected in 1986.
Revisionism regarding 'Comfort women'
Nakasone is affiliated to the openly
Honors
References
- ^ "Japan's PM overhauls cabinet". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2" Archived 28 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
- ^ a b "外務省: ご案内- ご利用のページが見つかりません". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Pro-Yasukuni lineup features Aso Cabinet" - Japan Press Weekly - 24 September 2008
- ^ "Comfort women and Japan's war on truth" - The New York Times - 15–16 Nov 2016