- Hirofumi Nakasone
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Hirofumi Nakasone (中曽根 弘文 Nakasone Hirofumi , born November 28, 1945) is a Japanese politician from Takasaki, Gunma, who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs until September 2009. He was Minister of Education under Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori. He is former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's son.
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 Taro Aso, appointed on 24 September 2008, Nakasone was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
References
- ^ "Japan's PM overhauls cabinet", BBC News, October 5, 1999.
- ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
Political offices Preceded by
Masahiko KōmuraMinister for Foreign Affairs
2008–2009Succeeded by
Katsuya OkadaPreceded by
Akito ArimaMinister of Education
Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency
1999–2000Succeeded by
Tadamori ŌshimaHouse of Councillors of Japan Preceded by
Hiroichi Fukuda
Yuzuru YamadaCouncillor for Gunma's At-large district
1986–
Served alongside: Hiroichi Fukuda, Kōsei Ueno, Yukio TomiokaIncumbent Foreign Ministers of Japan Inoue · Itō · Ōkuma (1st) · Aoki (1st) · Enomoto · Mutsu · Saionji (1st) · Ōkuma (2nd) · Nishi · Ōkuma (3rd) · Aoki (2nd) · Katō (1st) · Sone · Komura (1st) · Katō (2nd) · Saionji (2nd) · T. Hayashi · Terauchi (1st) · Komura (2nd) · Uchida (1st) · Katsura · Katō (3rd) · Makino · Katō (4th) · Ōkuma (4th) · Ishii · Terauchi (2nd) · Motono · Gotō · Uchida (2nd) · Yamamoto · Ijuin · Matsui · Shidehara (1st) · G. Tanaka · Shidehara (2nd) · Inukai · Yoshizawa · Uchida (4th) · Saitō · Hiroda · Arita · S. Hayashi · N. Satō · Hirota · Ugaki · Arita · N. Abe · K. Nomura · Arita · Matsuoka · Toyoda · S. Tōgō (1st) · Tōjō · Tani · Shigemitsu (1st) · S. Tōgō (2nd) · Shigemitsu (2nd) · K. Suzuki · Yoshida (1st) · Ashida · Yoshida (2nd) · Shigemitsu (3rd) · Kishi · Fujiyama · Kosaka · Ōhira · Shiina · Miki · Aichi · Fukuda · Ōhira · Kimura · Miyazawa · Kosaka · Hatoyama · Sonoda · Okita · M. Ito · Sonoda · Sakurauchi · S. Abe · Kuranari · Uno · Mitsuzuka · Nakayama · Watanabe · Mutō · Hata · Kakizawa · Kono (1st) · Ikeda · Obuchi · Kōmura (1st) · Kono (2nd) · M. Tanaka · Koizumi · Kawaguchi · Machimura (1st) · Aso · Machimura (2nd) · Kōmura (2nd) · Nakasone · Okada · Maehara · Matsumoto · Genba
Categories:- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from Takasaki
- Keio University alumni
- Children of Prime Ministers of Japan
- Members of the House of Councillors
- Education ministers of Japan
- Foreign ministers of Japan
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