Yozo Ishikawa
Yozo Ishikawa | |
|---|---|
石川 要三 | |
 Ishikawa in 1990 | |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 28 February 1990 – 29 December 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Juro Matsumoto |
| Succeeded by | Yukihiko Ikeda |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 10 October 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Shinji Inoue |
| Constituency | Tokyo 25th |
| In office 10 December 1976 – 18 June 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tatsuya Ito |
| Constituency | Tokyo 11th |
| Mayor of Ōme | |
| In office 1967–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Eizō Enomoto |
| Succeeded by | Masao Yamazaki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1925 Nishitama, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 21 June 2014 (aged 88) Ōme, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Yozo Ishikawa (石川 要三, Ishikawa Yōzō; 6 July 1925 – 21 June 2014) was a Japanese lawmaker and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He served as director general of the now-defunct defense agency of Japan in 1990.
Career
Ishikawa was a member of the LDP and was part of a group headed by Yōhei Kōno in the party.[1][2] He served in the House of Representatives from 1976 to 1993, and again from 1996 to 2003.[3]
In 1983, Ishikawa was parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs.[4] In 1984, he served as the chairman of LDP's diplomacy committee.[1] On 28 February 1990 he was appointed defense minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, replacing Juro Matsumoto in the post.[5][6] Ishikawa's tenure was very brief and on 29 December of the same year he was replaced by Yukihiko Ikeda in the post.[5] After that, Ishikawa led the LDP's Tokyo chapter.[3]
Ishikawa died on 21 June 2014 from acute respiratory failure after being hospitalized with pneumonia.[7]
Honours
Thailand :
_ribbon.svg.png)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant (1990)[8]
References
- ^ a b Frances Rosenbluth; Jun Saito; Annalisa Zinn (January 2007). "Japan's New Nationalism: The International and Domestic Politics of an Assertive Foreign Policy" (PDF). Yale University. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Kono supporters to leave LDP's Miyazawa faction". Japan Policy & Politics. 28 December 1998. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ a b Taika Uranaga (31 December 2000). "Cities set to merge divided over new leader". Japan Times. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Visits Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, Retrieved 23 October 2013
- ^ a b "Japanese ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Karl Schoenberger Military in Japan Gets No Respect Los Angeles Times 10 September 1990 Retrieved 23 October 2013
- ^ 元防衛庁長官の石川要三氏死去 (in Japanese). Jiji Press. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 23 October 2024.