Toshio Ogawa | |
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小川 敏夫 | |
Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan | |
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 | |
Assumed office 26 July 1998 | |
Constituency | Tokyo |
Personal details | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 18 March 1948
Political party | CDP |
Other political affiliations | |
Alma mater | Rikkyo University |
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.