Taro Nakayama
| Taro Nakayama | |
|---|---|
| 中山 太郎 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan | |
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In office 10 August 1989 – 5 November 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Michio Watanabe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 August 1924 Osaka, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
| Alma mater | Osaka Medical College |
Taro Nakayama (中山 太郎 Nakayama Tarō, born August 27, 1924) is a Japanese doctor and politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Osaka[1] he received a Ph.D in medicine from Osaka Medical College in 1960 for the study of infantile paralysis. After serving in the assembly of Osaka Prefecture he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1968 as a member of the House of Councilors and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. From 1989 to 1990 he served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in Toshiki Kaifu's cabinet (1989–1991).
Nakayama's parents, Fukuzō and Masa, were also politicians and members of the Diet, as are his brother Masaaki and nephew Yasuhide.
Nakayama also made history by hiring the first non-Japanese aide, Timothy Langley, into the Japanese Diet as was showcased on 60 Minutes.[2]
References
- Notes
- ↑ "衆議院中山太郎オフィシャルホームページ〜PLOFILE ENGLISH〜". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ↑ "U.S. lawyer gets the impossible done in Japan". JapanTimes.co.jp. 2006-11-11.
- Sources
- 政治家情報 〜中山 太郎〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1989–1991 |
Succeeded by Michio Watanabe |
| Preceded by Keizō Obuchi |
Minister of Okinawa Development 1980–1981 |
Succeeded by Kunio Tanabe |