Hirofumi Nakasone
Hirofumi Nakasone | |
|---|---|
中曽根 弘文 | |
 Nakasone in 2015 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Masahiko Kōmura |
| Succeeded by | Katsuya Okada |
| Minister of Education Director of the Science and Technology Agency | |
| In office 5 October 1999 – July 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Akito Arima |
| Succeeded by | Tadamori Ōshima |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 8 July 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroichi Fukuda |
| Constituency | Gunma at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1945 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse | Mariko Nakasone |
| Children | Yasutaka Nakasone Fumiko Nakasone |
| Parent(s) | Yasuhiro Nakasone Tsutako Kobayashi |
| Relatives | Ichiro Kawanabe (son-in-law) Tomomi Sato (daughter-in-law) |
| Education | Keio University |
Hirofumi Nakasone (中曽根 弘文, Nakasone Hirofumi; born 28 November 1945) is a Japanese politician who served as a Minister for Foreign Affairs from September 2008 to September 2009. A member of Liberal Democratic Party, he also served as a Minister of Education under Prime Ministers Keizō Obuchi and Yoshirō Mori. He is the son of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
Biography
[edit]Nakasone was born in Gunma Prefecture on 28 November 1945 and graduated from Keio University with a degree in Business and Commerce.[1]
After graduation, he worked at Asahi Kasei and then became secretary to his father, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, in 1983.[1]
Nakasone has been a member of the House of Councillors since being elected in 1986.
Nakasone was appointed as Minister of Education and director general of the Science and Technology Agency by Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi in early October 1999.[2] In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, appointed on 24 September 2008, Nakasone was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3]
In April 2024, he was appointed chairman of the LDP Foreign Policy Research Committee.[4]
Nakasone headed Sanae Takaichi's successful campaign for the LDP presidency in 2025. After her election, Takaichi appointed him head of the LDP headquarters for realizing constitutional revision.[5]
Political views
[edit]Nakasone is affiliated to the conservative organization Nippon Kaigi.[6] In 2016, Nakasone chaired a commission established to consider "concrete measures to restore Japan's honor with regard to the comfort women issue."[7]
Honors
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References
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- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "自民、経理局長に山本元農相 資金問題処分者の後任人事". Nikkei. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "＜独自＞自民、憲法改正実現本部長に中曽根弘文氏起用へ 高市早苗首相が信頼". Sankei. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "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