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]
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