Eiichi Nishimura | |
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西村 英一 | |
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| Acting President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 12 June 1980 – 15 July 1980 | |
| Vice President | Himself |
| Secretary-General | Yoshio Sakurauchi |
| Preceded by | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Succeeded by | Zenkō Suzuki |
| Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office January 1979 – November 1980 | |
| President | Masayoshi Ōhira Himself Zenkō Suzuki |
| Secretary-General | Kunikichi Saito Yoshio Sakurauchi |
| Preceded by | Funada Naka |
| Succeeded by | Susumu Nikaidō |
| Director of the Administrative Management Agency | |
| In office 24 December 1976 – 1 February 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Seijuro Arafune |
| Succeeded by | Motohiko Kanai |
| Director of the National Land Agency | |
| In office 26 June 1974 – 11 November 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hyosuke Niwa |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 24 June 1974 – 25 June 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Construction | |
| In office 5 July 1971 – 7 July 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Nemoto Ryutaro |
| Succeeded by | Takeo Kimura |
| In office 3 December 1966 – 25 November 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Tomisaburo Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Hori |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 18 July 1962 – 18 July 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by | Hirokichi Nadao |
| Succeeded by | Takeji Kobayashi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1897 Higashikunisaki District, Ōita, Japan |
| Died | September 15, 1987 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Tohoku Imperial University |
Eiichi Nishimura (西村 英一, Nishimura Eiichi, 28 August 1897 – 15 September 1987) was a Japanese politician, who served in the Ikeda, Satō, Tanaka and Fukuda cabinets, and was the first to be appointed to the post of Director of the National Land Agency.[1] Within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he held influence in Eisaku Satō and Kakuei Tanaka factions, becoming known as the "king's counselor", or the one able to speak his mind with ease.[2]