Toshio Ogawa

Toshio Ogawa (小川 敏夫, Ogawa Toshio, born 18 March 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). Ogawa is a former Minister of Justice. A native of Nerima, Tokyo, and a graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after working as a prosecutor.

Toshio Ogawa
小川 敏夫
Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan
In office
1 August 2019 – 3 August 2022
Preceded byAkira Gunji
Succeeded byHiroyuki Nagahama
Minister of Justice
In office
13 January 2012 – 4 June 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byHideo Hiraoka
Succeeded byMakoto Taki
Member of House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 1998
ConstituencyTokyo
Personal details
Born (1948-03-18) 18 March 1948
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyCDP
Other political
affiliations
  • DP (2016–2018, split)
  • DPJ (1996–2016, merger)
  • NPS (1996)
Alma materRikkyo University

Political career
Toshio Ogawa (at the Central Government Building No.6 on January 13, 2012)

In 1996, he ran for a lower house seat with 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.[1]

He was re-elected in 2004, 2010 and 2016, and is currently the longest serving councillor from Tokyo. When the Democratic Party merged with Kibō no Tō to form the DPP in May 2018, Ogawa did not join the new party and decided to join the CDP instead.[2]

References
  1. Matsutani, Minoru (1 February 2012). "Justice minister feels signing off on hangings just part of job description". Japan Times. p. 3.
  2. 国民民主党６２人参加 「野党第１党」に届かず (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.


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