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Date of birth: July 19, 1953
LDP faction: Ibuki
Electoral district: Lower House;
Hokkaido No. 11 (eighth term)
Nakagawa has Taro Aso's
trust and both share a hawkish
political credo.
Following the death of his
father, a former agriculture
minister, Nakagawa won
election to the Lower House
for the first time in 1983 at age
30. Since then, he has held
prominent portfolios both in
the Cabinet and LDP, including
farm and trade ministers.
Nakagawa is no stranger to
controversy. In 2006, he
caused an uproar by stating
that Japan should debate
whether to acquire nuclear
weapons in response to nuclear
weapon and missile tests
by North Korea.
As trade minister, Nakagawa
promoted the pursuit of
free-trade pacts. As farm
minister, he dismissed U.S.
arguments for relaxing foodsafety
criteria for importing
its beef.
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