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Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Representatives)
Masaharu
Nakagawa
is a
Japanese politician
serving in
the House of Representatives
in the
Diet
as a member of the
Democratic Party of Japan
. A
native
of
Matsusaka, Mie
and
graduate of
Georgetown University
in the
United States
he was elected
for the first time
in 1996 after serving in
the local
assembly of
Mie Prefecture
.
In September
2011 he was appointed as
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
in
the cabinet
of newly appointed
prime minister
Yoshihiko Noda
.