Hidenao Nakagawa
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Hideo Nakagawa | |
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中川 秀直 | |
 Official portrait, 2000 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Director-General of the Okinawa Development Agency | |
| In office 4 July 2000 – 27 October 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Mikio Aoki |
| Succeeded by | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency Chairman of the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission | |
| In office 11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Yasuoki Urano |
| Succeeded by | Riichiro Chikaoka |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 July 1993 – 16 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroyuki Masuoka |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 2nd (1993–1996) Hiroshima 4th (1996–2009) Chūgoku PR (2009–2012) |
| In office 23 June 1980 – 24 January 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroyuki Masuoka |
| Succeeded by | Chūryō Morii |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 2nd |
| In office 10 December 1976 – 7 September 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Kazuo Tanikawa |
| Succeeded by | Kazuo Tanikawa |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1944 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | New Liberal Club |
| Children | Toshinao Nakagawa |
| Relatives | Shunji Nagakawa (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Hidenao Nakagawa (中川 秀直, Nakagawa Hidenao; born 2 February 1944) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Diet (parliament).
He served Yoshirō Mori as Chief Cabinet Secretary from July 2000 to October 2000.[1] In 2006 he was appointed secretary-general of the party.[2]
His son, Toshinao Nakagawa, would later serve as a Representative and Vice Minister of the Economy, Trade and Industry.[3]
Political funding controversies
The Japanese Communist Party's newspaper, Akahata, reported that Nakagawa received political donations from the National Political Federation of Moneylenders (Zenseiren), a political organization representing the moneylending industry, including consumer finance companies.[4]
Some media outlets have reported that he received donations from businessman Tadao Mitsui.[5]
