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- Name: Shoichi Nakagawa
- Date of birth: July,19,1953
- Died: October,4,2009(aged 56)
- Birthplace: Tokyo
- Personal Motto: ICHII-SENSHIN’ (heart and soul)
- Family: Wife (Yuko) and 2 children (a girl and a boy)
- Hobbies: Reading, Tennis, Working around the house, Gardening, etc.
- Favorite Foods: Soba, Naga-imo (a kind of Japanese potato), Salad, and Yogurt
- Favorite Places: Bookstores, Sushi bars, Soba restaurants, Chinese restaurants, Gardening shops,Outdoors, etc.
- Education:
- Mar.1978: Graduates from Tokyo University
- Carrer
- Apr.1978 ~ Feb.1983: Joins the Industrial Bank of Japan
- Dec.1983: Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (now serving his 8th term)
- Jul.1986: Director, House of Representatives Committee on Finance
- Jul.1989: State Secretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Mar.1990: Director, House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Nov.1991: Chief Director, House of Representatives Committee on Finance
- Jan.1993: Director, House of Representatives Committee on Budget
- Aug.1993: Chief Director, House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division, LDP Policy Research Council
- Jan.1995: Deputy Chairman, LDP Policy Research Council
- Sep.1995: Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Communications
- Nov.1996: Deputy Chief Secretary of LDP
- Sep.1997: Acting Chairman, LDP Executive Council
- Jul.1998 ~ Oct.1999: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Nov.1999~ Feb.2001: Chairman, LDP Special Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Trade Policy
- Jan.2000~ Sep.2003: Director, House of Representatives Research Commission on the Constitution
- Jul.2000 ~ Feb.2001: Chairman, LDP Special Committee on International Fishery Problems
- Feb.2001 ~ Sep.2003: Chairman, LDP Research Commission on Trade in Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing Products
- May.2001 ~ Oct.2002: Chairman, LDP Public Relations Headquarters
- Oct.2002 ~ Sep.2003: Chairman, LDP Party Organization Headquarters
- Sep.2003 ~ Oct.2005: Minister of Economy Trade and Industry
- Oct.2005 ~ Sep.2006: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Sep.2006 ~ Aug.2007: Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Aug.2007 ~: menber of committee on fundamental policies
- Sep.2007 ~: acting chairman of ‘Shisui-kai’ a faction of LDP
- Sep.2008 ~: Minister of finannce, Minister of state for financial services. Reception of a decoration or order
- Mey.26,2006: L’ ordre du Merite agricole,Commandeu
- Oct.3,2009: Senlor third rank Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun