Shozaburo Nakamura | |
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![]() Official portrait, 1999 | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 30 July 1998 – 8 March 1999 | |
Preceded by | Kokichi Shimoinaba |
Succeeded by | Takao Jinnouchi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1934 |
Died | (aged 89) |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Shozaburo Nakamura (中村 正三郎, Nakamura Shōzaburō, 1934 – 1 September 2023) was a Japanese business leader and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Japan and was the minister of justice from 1998 to 1999.[1]
Shozaburo Nakamura was born in 1934.[2] He was a business leader.[3] He served in the lower house of the Japanese Diet.[3] He also held the positions of state minister for the environment agency and parliamentary vice-minister for finance.[4]
Nakamura was appointed justice minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on 30 July 1998.[5] Nakamura replaced Kokichi Shimoinaba as justice minister.[2] Nakamura's term ended on 8 March 1999 when he resigned from office over the controversy sparked when Arnold Schwarzenegger was allowed to enter Japan without a passport in October 1998.[6][7] Takao Jinnouchi became justice minister on 8 March 1999, replacing Nakamura in the post.[8]
Nakamura was among the richest members of the lower house and was ranked fourth with assets worth about 1.5 billion yen in 2000.[9]
Shozaburo Nakamura died on 1 September 2023, at the age of 89.[10]