Yozo Ishikawa

Yozo Ishikawa
Yozo Ishikawa.1990.jpg
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
28 February 1990 – 29 December 1990
Prime MinisterToshiki Kaifu
Preceded byJuro Matsumoto
Succeeded byYukihiko Ikeda
Personal details
Born6 July 1925
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Died21 June 2014(2014-06-21) (aged 88)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materWaseda University

Yozo Ishikawa (石川 要三, Ishikawa Yōzō, 6 July 1925 – 21 June 2014) was a lawmaker and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He served as director general of the now-defunct defense agency of Japan in 1990.

Career

Ishikawa was a member of the LDP. He was part of the group headed by Yōhei Kōno in the party. He served at the House of Representatives.

In 1983, Ishikawa was parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs. In 1984, he served as the chairman of LDP's diplomacy committee. On 28 February 1990 he was appointed defense minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, replacing Juro Matsumoto in the post. Ishikawa's tenure was very brief and on 29 December of the same year he was replaced by Yukihiko Ikeda in the post. After that, Ishikawa led the LDP's Tokyo chapter.

Ishikawa died on 21 June 2014 from acute respiratory failure after being hospitalized with pneumonia.



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