Hirofumi Nakasone

Hirofumi Nakasone (2009)

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

1. ^ "Japan's PM overhauls cabinet", BBC News, October 5, 1999.
2. ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.

Political offices
Preceded by Masahiko Kōmura	Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008–2009	Succeeded by Katsuya Okada
Preceded by Akito Arima	Minister of Education Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency 1999–2000	Succeeded by Tadamori Ōshima
House of Councillors of Japan
Preceded by Hiroichi Fukuda Yuzuru Yamada	Councillor for Gunma's At-large district 1986– Served alongside: Hiroichi Fukuda, Kōsei Ueno, Yukio Tomioka	Incumbent

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Name	Nakasone, Hirofumi
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Date of birth	1945
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