Koken Nosaka (野坂 浩賢, Nosaka Kōken, 17 September 1924 – 18 April 2004) was a Japanese politician.[1] He was first elected to the Diet of Japan in 1972, representing the Tottori at-large district.[2] A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served as construction minister and chief cabinet secretary in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama.[1][3] Liberal Democratic Party politician Yōhei Kōno described Nosaka as "the main player" in forming the LDP-SDP coalition governments of the mid-1990s.[3]

Koken Nosaka
Commending monument in Hōki, Tottori
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
8 August 1995 – 1 November 1996
Prime MinisterTomiichi Murayama
Preceded byKozo Igarashi
Succeeded bySeiroku Kajiyama
Minister of Construction
In office
30 June 1994 – 8 August 1995
Prime MinisterTomiichi Murayama
Preceded byYoshirō Mori
Succeeded byKōji Morimoto
Personal details
Born17 September 1924
Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Died18 April 2004(2004-04-18) (aged 79)
Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materHosei University

References

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  1. ^ a b "Koken Nosaka, 79; Spokesman for Japanese Premier". Los Angeles Times. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. ^ "鳥取選挙区 - 第33回衆議院議員選挙(衆議院議員総選挙)1972年12月10日投票". go2senkyo (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Nosaka, key part of SDP-LDP bloc of '90s, dead at 79". The Japan Times. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Cabinet Secretary
1995–1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kōji Morimoto
Minister of Construction
1994–1995
Succeeded by