Taro Nakayama | |
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中山 太郎 | |
.jpg) Nakayama in 2004 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 10 August 1989 – 5 November 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Michio Watanabe |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 8 July 1986 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sadao Wada |
| Succeeded by | Osamu Nakagawa |
| Constituency | Osaka 5th (1986–1996) Osaka 18th (1996–2009) |
| Member of theHouse of Councillors | |
| In office 8 July 1968 – 18 June 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Fukuzo Nakayama |
| Succeeded by | Kiyoshi Nishikawa |
| Constituency | Osaka at-large |
| Member of theOsaka Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 23 April 1955 – 8 June 1968 | |
| Constituency | Osaka City Ikuno Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1924-08-27)27 August 1924 |
| Died | 15 March 2023(2023-03-15) (aged 98) Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Parent(s) | Fukuzō Nakayama Masa Nakayama |
| Relatives | Masaaki Nakayama (brother) Yasuhide Nakayama (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Osaka Medical College |
Taro Nakayama (中山 太郎,Nakayama Tarō; August 27, 1924 – March 15, 2023) was aJapanese doctor and politician who served in theHouse of Councillors and theHouse of Representatives in theDiet (national legislature) as a member of theLiberal Democratic Party. A native ofOsaka[1] he received aPh.D. in medicine fromOsaka Medical College in 1960 for the study ofinfantile paralysis. After serving in the assembly ofOsaka Prefecture he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1968 as a member of theHouse of Councilors and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. From 1989 to 1990 he served asMinister for Foreign Affairs inToshiki Kaifu's cabinet (1989–1991).
Nakayama's parents, Fukuzō andMasa, were also politicians and members of the Diet, as are his brother Masaaki and nephewYasuhide.[citation needed]
Nakayama also made history by hiring the first non-Japanese aide, Timothy Langley, into the Japanese Diet as was showcased on60 Minutes.[2]
Nakayama was affiliated to the openlyrevisionist organizationNippon Kaigi.[3] He was a mentor toNippon Ishin no Kai politicianNobuyuki Baba.[4]
Nakayama died on March 15, 2023, at the age of 98.[5]
| House of Councillors | ||
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| Preceded by Takenori Kato | Chair, Cabinet Affairs Committee of theHouse of Councillors of Japan 1976–1977 | Succeeded by Keikichi Masuhara |
| Preceded by Mutsuo Kimura | Chair, Rules and Administration Committee of theHouse of Councillors of Japan 1979–1980 | Succeeded by Tokutaro Higaki |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Director General of Prime Minister's Office 1980–1981 | Succeeded by Kunio Tanabe |
| Director General of Okinawa Development Agency 1980–1981 | ||
| Preceded by | Minister for Foreign Affairs 1989–1991 | Succeeded by |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sadanori Yamanaka | Oldest member of theHouse of Representatives of Japan 2004–2009 | Succeeded by |
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