Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Name Toshio Ogawa Succeeded by Makoto Taki Alma mater Rikkyo University Party Democratic Party of Japan | Political party Democratic Party Education Rikkyo University Preceded by Hideo Hiraoka Role Japanese Politician | |
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Born 18 March 1948 (age 76)
Tokyo, Japan ( 1948-03-18 ) Similar People Yoshie Ichige, Eri Tokunaga, Tsuyoshi Takagi, Ichiro Ozawa, Naoto Kan Profiles | ||
Toshio Ogawa (小川 敏夫, Ogawa Toshio, born March 18, 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) and the Minister of Justice since January 2012. A native of Nerima, Tokyo and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after working as a prosecutor.
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Political career
In 1996, he ran for a lower house election with a support from the Democratic Party of Japan, but failed. In 1998, he ran for an upper house election, and was elected. In 2004, he again got elected in an upper house election. In 2012 he was appointed justice minister.
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