Shozaburo Nakamura

Shozaburo Nakamura
中村 正三郎
Official portrait, 1998
Minister of Justice
In office
30 July 1998 – 8 March 1999
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Preceded byKokichi Shimoinaba
Succeeded byTakao Jinnouchi
Director-General of the Environmental Agency
In office
5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byKazuo Aichi
Succeeded byTaikan Hayashi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
7 October 1979 – 8 August 2005
ConstituencyChiba 3rd (1979–1996)
Southern Kanto PR (1996–2000; 2003–2005)
Chiba 12th (2000–2003)
Personal details
Born(1934-07-18)18 July 1934
Miyoshi, Chiba, Japan
Died1 September 2023(2023-09-01) (aged 89)
Political partyLiberal Democratic

Shozaburo Nakamura (中村 正三郎, Nakamura Shōzaburō, 1934 – 1 September 2023) was a Japanese business leader and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Japan and was the Minister of Justice from 1998 to 1999.[1]

Early life and career

Shozaburo Nakamura was born in 1934.[2] He was a business leader.[3] He served in the lower house of the Japanese Diet.[3] He also held the positions of state minister for the environment agency and parliamentary vice-minister for finance.[4]

Nakamura was appointed Justice Minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on 30 July 1998.[5] Nakamura replaced Kokichi Shimoinaba as Justice Minister.[2] Nakamura's term ended on 8 March 1999 when he resigned from office over the controversy sparked when Arnold Schwarzenegger was allowed to enter Japan without a passport in October 1998.[6][7] Takao Jinnouchi became Justice Minister on 8 March 1999, replacing Nakamura in the post.[8]

Personal life and death

Nakamura was among the richest members of the lower house and was ranked fourth with assets worth about 1.5 billion yen in 2000.[9]

Shozaburo Nakamura died on 1 September 2023, at the age of 89.[10]

References

  1. ^ The International Who's Who 2004. London: Europa Publications. 2003. p. 1199. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6.
  2. ^ a b "Japanese ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b John Catalinotto (28 January 1999). "A Minister's Slip of the Tongue?". Labour.net. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Obuchi names cabinet: Government to Focus on Economic Issues". Trends in Japan. 31 July 1998. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Japan's new cabinet lineup". Japan Policy & Politics. Tokyo. 3 August 1998. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Japanese Minister Resigns". The New York Times. 8 March 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Passport row as Arnie flies into Japan". BBC. 3 March 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  8. ^ Martin Fakler (8 March 1999). "Japan gets new justice minister". Associated Press. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Lower House ranks' assets slip". The Japan Times. 5 December 2000. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  10. ^ "中村正三郎氏死去 元法相". Kahoku (in Japanese). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.