Eiichi Nishimura
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12 June 1980 – 15 July 1980
January 1979 – November 1980
Himself
Zenkō Suzuki
Yoshio Sakurauchi
24 December 1976 – 1 February 1979
26 June 1974 – 11 November 1974
24 June 1974 – 25 June 1974
5 July 1971 – 7 July 1972
3 December 1966 – 25 November 1967
18 July 1962 – 18 July 1963
Higashikunisaki District, Ōita, Japan
Eiichi Nishimura (西村 英一, Nishimura Eiichi, 28 August 1897 – 15 September 1987) was a Japanese politician, who served in the Ikeda, Satō, Tanaka and Fukuda cabinets, and was the first to be appointed to the post of Director of the National Land Agency.[1] Within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he held influence in Eisaku Satō and Kakuei Tanaka factions, becoming known as the "king's counselor", or the one able to speak his mind with ease.[2]
Early life
Nishimura was born on 28 August 1897, in Higashikunisaki District, Ōita.[2] He graduated from Tohoku Imperial University in 1924.[2]
Career
Nishimura's first venture into public office was via the Ministry of Railways, and in the immediate postwar period he was director of the Electric Bureau of the Railway Department of the Ministry of Transport.[2] In 1949, Nishimura won election to the House of Representatives of Japan.[2]
In 1962, Nishimura landed his first cabinet position in the cabinet of Hayato Ikeda, serving as Minister of Health.[1][3] He then went on to serve under Eisaku Satō, as Construction Minister, on two separate occasions.[1][4][5][6]
In the 1970s, while Nishimura continued to serve in various cabinet posts, including as the first Director of the National Land Agency under Kakuei Tanaka, he also began to solidify his rise in the LDP, firstly as leader of the Tanaka faction within the party and then becoming vice president of the party as a whole by the end of the decade.[1][2][7][8][9]
Nishimura retired from politics in 1983.[2] He died on 15 September 1987.[2]
Honours
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (1968)[2]
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (1973)[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "西村英一". Kotobank. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "西村 英一". Kotobank. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "第2次池田内閣 第2次改造内閣". Kantei. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "第1次佐藤内閣 第3次改造内閣". Kantei. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "第62代 第2次佐藤内閣". Kantei. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "第3次佐藤内閣 改造内閣". Kantei. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "第2次田中(角)内閣 第1次改造内閣". Kantei. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "第67代 福田内閣". Kantei. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "自由民主党歴代執行部". 戦後政治史ふぁん倶楽部, Archived version. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links
- Historic Japanese cabinets (in Japanese), kantei.go.jp; accessed 31 January 2018.
- Historic LDP Presidents, Secretaries General, Chairs of General Affairs Committee and of Policy Research Committee (in Japanese), geocities.co.jp/WallStreet-Stock/7643/; accessed 31 January 2018
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Hirokichi Nadao | Minister of Health 1962–1963 | Succeeded by Takeji Kobayashi |
Preceded by Tomisaburo Hashimoto | Minister of Construction 1966–1967 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Ryutaro Nemoto | Minister of Construction 1971–1972 | Succeeded by Takeo Kimura |
New office | Minister of State 1974 | Office abolished |
New office | Director of the National Land Agency 1974 | Succeeded by Hyosuke Niwa |
Preceded by | Director of the Administrative Management Agency 1976–1977 | Succeeded by Motohiko Kanai |
Party political offices | ||
N/A | Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party 1979–1980 | N/A |