Hirofumi Nakasone (中曽根 弘文, Nakasone Hirofumi; born 28 November 1945) is a Japanese politician who served as a Minister for Foreign Affairs from September 2008 to September 2009. A member of Liberal Democratic Party, he also served as a Minister of Education under Prime Ministers Keizō Obuchi and Yoshirō Mori. He is the son of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
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Biography
Nakasone was born in Gunma Prefecture on 28 November 1945 and graduated from Keio University with a degree in Business and Commerce.
After graduation, he worked at Asahi Kasei and then became secretary to his father, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, in 1983.
Nakasone has been a member of the House of Councillors since being elected in 1986.
Nakasone was appointed as Minister of Education and director general of the Science and Technology Agency by Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi in early October 1999. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, appointed on 24 September 2008, Nakasone was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In April 2024, he was appointed chairman of the LDP Foreign Policy Research Committee.
Nakasone headed Sanae Takaichi's successful campaign for the LDP presidency in 2025. After her election, Takaichi appointed him head of the LDP headquarters for realizing constitutional revision.
Political views
Nakasone is affiliated to the conservative organization Nippon Kaigi. In 2016, Nakasone chaired a commission established to consider "concrete measures to restore Japan's honor with regard to the comfort women issue."
Honors
Mexico - Bands of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
