Hirokichi Nadao

Hirokichi Nadao
灘尾 弘吉
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
1 February 1979 – 19 May 1980
MonarchHirohito
DeputyShōichi Miyake
Haruo Okada
Preceded byShigeru Hori
Succeeded byHajime Fukuda
Minister of Education
In office
25 November 1967 – 30 November 1968
Prime MinisterEisaku Satō
Preceded byToshihiro Kennoki
Succeeded byMichita Sakata
In office
18 July 1963 – 18 July 1964
Prime MinisterEisaku Satō
Preceded byMasuo Araki
Succeeded byKiichi Aichi
In office
12 June 1958 – 31 December 1958
Prime MinisterNobusuke Kishi
Preceded byTou Matsunaga
Succeeded byRyogo Hashimoto
In office
23 December 1956 – 10 July 1957
Prime Minister
Preceded byIchirō Kiyose
Succeeded byTou Matsunaga
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
18 July 1961 – 18 July 1962
Prime MinisterHayato Ikeda
Preceded byYoshimi Furui
Succeeded byEiichi Nishimura
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2 October 1952 – 27 November 1983
Preceded byHisao Yamamoto
Succeeded byYasuo Fukuoka
ConstituencyHiroshima 1st
Governor of Ōita Prefecture
In office
7 January 1941 – 15 June 1942
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byYazō Kōketsu
Succeeded byItō Hisamatsu
Personal details
Born(1899-12-21)21 December 1899
Died22 January 1994(1994-01-22) (aged 94)
PartyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1952–1955)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
AwardsJunior Second Rank
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (Order of the Paulownia Flowers)
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Hirokichi Nadao (Japanese: 灘尾 弘吉; 21 December 1899 – 22 January 1994) was a Japanese politician. Throughout his career, he served as Minister of Education multiple times, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minister of Health and Welfare, and Governor of Oita Prefecture.

Nadao was known for his hawkish attitudes. He held an aggressive stance towards Nikkyoso, the teachers' union of Japan, and unions in general (represented by Sōhyō). He was also one of the main people behind Prime Minister Eisaku Satō's foreign policy. In the mid-1970s, he was regarded as one of the most powerful men in Japan.