was a lawmaker and a member of the
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He served as
director general
A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals''
) or general director is a senior executive (government), executive officer, often the chief executive offi ...
of the now-defunct defense agency of Japan in 1990.
Career
Ishikawa was a member of the LDP.
He was part of the group headed by
Yōhei Kōno in the party. He served at the
House of Representatives.
In 1983, Ishikawa was parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs. In 1984, he served as the chairman of LDP's diplomacy committee.
[ On 28 February 1990 he was appointed defense minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister ]Toshiki Kaifu
was a Japanese politician who served as the 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991.
Early life and education
Kaifu was born on 2 January 1931, in Nagoya City, the eldest of six brothers. His family's business Nakamura Photo Studio wa ...
, replacing Juro Matsumoto in the post.[ Ishikawa's tenure was very brief and on 29 December of the same year he was replaced by ]Yukihiko Ikeda
was a Japanese bureaucrat and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who served as foreign minister. He was in office from 11 January 1996 to 11 September 1997. Ikeda was known to be "Mr. No" in the political life.
Early life and educat ...
in the post.[
Ishikawa died on 21 June 2014 from acute respiratory failure after being hospitalized with pneumonia.]
References
20th-century Japanese politicians
1925 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia in Japan
Deaths from respiratory failure
Japanese defense ministers
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
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