Toshio Ogawa
Toshio Ogawa | |
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小川 敏夫 | |
Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Vice President of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 1 August 2019 – 3 August 2022 | |
| President | Akiko Santō |
| Preceded by | Akira Gunji |
| Succeeded by | Hiroyuki Nagahama |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 13 January 2012 – 4 June 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Hideo Hiraoka |
| Succeeded by | Makoto Taki |
| Member of House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kiyoko Ono |
| Succeeded by | Taro Yamamoto |
| Constituency | Tokyo at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1948 Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | CDP (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | Rikkyo University |
| Signature | |
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.