Nariaki Nakayama
Nariaki Nakayama | |
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中山 成彬 | |
Official portrait, 2004 | |
| Leader of Kibō no Tō | |
| In office 28 May 2019 – 1 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Shigefumi Matsuzawa |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 28 September 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
| Succeeded by | Kazuyoshi Kaneko |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
| In office 27 September 2004 – 31 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Takeo Kawamura |
| Succeeded by | Kenji Kosaka |
| Member of House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 October 2017 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Kyushu PR |
| In office 21 December 2012 – 21 November 2014 | |
| Constituency | Kyushu PR |
| In office 20 October 1996 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Hidesaburo Kawamura |
| Constituency | Miyazaki 1st |
| In office 6 July 1986 – 18 June 1993 | |
| Constituency | Miyazaki 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1943 Kobayashi, Miyazaki, Japan |
| Political party | Independent (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | LDP (1986–2010) SPJ (2010–2012) JRP (2012–2014) PJK (2014–2017) Kibō no Tō (2017–2021) |
| Spouse | Kyoko Nakayama |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Nariaki Nakayama (中山 成彬, Nakayama Nariaki; born 7 June 1943) is a Japanese politician who has served as leader of Kibō no Tō from 2019 to 2021. He served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi and later as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under Tarō Asō.
After only four days in office he resigned due to a series of gaffes. Appointed on 24 September 2008, he resigned on 28 September 2008. After being de-endorsed by the LDP he lost his seat in the 2009 general election, eventually returning to the diet as a member of the Japan Restoration Party in the 2012 general election. He lost his seat again in the 2014 general election.
Nakayama's beliefs have been met with controversy, and have been characterized as historical revisionism. He denies the Nanjing Massacre and has pushed to censor textbook mentions of comfort women.