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Kansei Nakano (中野 寛成 Nakano Kansei , born November 26, 1940) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Vice-Speaker of the Lower House of the Diet.
Nakano was born in 1940 in Nagasaki. At age four, he experienced the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. In 1963, he graduated from the Law Department of Kansai University.
Beginning his time at university in 1960, Nakano joined the Democratic Socialist Party. After being elected three times to the Toyonaka city council, he was elected to the Diet in 1976.
In 1994, Nakano joined the New Frontier Party and served as Chair of the Policy Inquiry Commission. Upon the collapse of the party, Nakano formed the New Fraternity Party, which eventually merged with other liberal parties to form the Democratic Party of Japan. He currently represents the Osaka 8 electoral district.
Note: As part of Diet custom, the Speaker and Vice-Speaker of the House must formally secede from their party. For this reason, Nakano is sometimes referred to as an independent in official Diet information. In practice he remains a member of the DPJ.
External links
- www.nakanokansei.com (Japanese)
References
- www.nakanokansei.com
- Imidas 2005 Japanese Almanac ISBN 4-08-100019-0
- Japanese Politics Central at the University of Virginia
Political offices Preceded by
Tomiko OkazakiChairman of the National Public Safety Commission
2011–presentIncumbent Preceded by
Yoshito SengokuMinister of State for the Abduction Issue
2011–presentPreceded by
Renhō (Murata)Minister of State for Civil Service Reform
2011–presentHouse of Representatives of Japan New district Representative for Ōsaka 8th district
1996–2005
2009–presentSucceeded by
Takashi ŌtsukaPreceded by
Takashi ŌtsukaIncumbent Preceded by
MMCRepresentative for Ōsaka 3rd district (multi-member)
1976–1996
Served alongside: Osamu Fujimura, Mikio Ōmi, Issei Inoue, Ken Harada, othersDistrict eliminated Party political offices Preceded by
Naoto KanSecretary General of the Democratic Party
2002Succeeded by
Katsuya OkadaPreceded by
Eisei ItōPolicy Affairs Chief of the Democratic Party
1999Succeeded by
Naoto KanNew political party President of New Fraternity Party
1998merged into Democratic Party Preceded by
Takeo NishiokaDiet Affairs Chief of the New Frontier Party
1997dissolved Categories:- 1940 births
- Living people
- People from Nagasaki (city)
- Members of the House of Representatives of Japan
- Democratic Socialist Party (Japan) politicians
- New Frontier Party politicians
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
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