Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Shoichi NAKAGAWA

Date of birth: July 19, 1953

Member of the House of Representatives

Constituency: Hokkaido 11th district (Elected 8 times)

Education

1978	Graduated from Tokyo University, Faculty of Law

Career

2005	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2005	Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2004	Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2003	Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2002	Chairman, LDP Party Organization Headquarters
2001	Chairman, LDP Research Commission on Trade in Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing Products Chairman, LDP Public Relations Headquarters
2000	Director, HR Research Commission on the Constitution Chairman, LDP Special Committee on International Fisheries Problems
1999	Chairman, LDP Special Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Trade Policy
1998	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1997	Acting Chairman, LDP Executive Council
1996	Deputy Chief Secretary of LDP
1995	Deputy Chairman, LDP Policy Research Council Chairman, HR Committee on Communications
1993	Director, HR Committee on Budget Chief Director, HR Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
1991	Chief Director, HR Committee on Finance
1990	Director, HR Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1989	State Secretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1986	Director, HR Committee on Finance
1983	Elected to the House of Representatives (HR) for the first time (now serving his 6th term)
1978	Joined Industrial Bank of Japan (left in 1983)