Toshihiro Nikai

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Toshihiro Nikai is a veteran Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician who has served in key leadership roles, including as LDP secretary-general, and is known for his influential intra-party faction and pro-business, pro-China stance.

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instanceOf Japanese politician
Liberal Democratic Party politician
human
affiliation LDP pro-China lawmakers’ group NERFINISHED
birthDate 1939-02-17
birthPlace Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
continentOfCitizenship Asia
countryOfCitizenship Japan
educatedAt Chuo University NERFINISHED
factionLeaderOf Nikai faction in the Liberal Democratic Party
fieldOfWork economic policy
foreign relations
national politics
gender male
hasAdultLifePeriod 20th century
21st century
hasHonorificPrefix Mr.
influences Japan’s economic and trade policy debates
LDP leadership selection processes
knownFor advocating closer Japan–China relations
behind-the-scenes influence in LDP leadership politics
leading an influential intra-party faction in the LDP
pro-China diplomatic stance
pro-business policy stance
strong ties with the business community
languageSpoken Japanese
legislativeBody House of Representatives of Japan NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) NERFINISHED
name Toshihiro Nikai NERFINISHED
nativeName 二階俊博 NERFINISHED
notableFor long tenure in Japanese national politics
notableWork promoting tourism and infrastructure policies
shaping LDP election strategies
occupation politician
partOf National Diet of Japan NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment conservative
pro-business
pro-infrastructure investment
positionHeld Chairman of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Chairman of the LDP Diet Affairs Committee
Chairman of the LDP Election Strategy Committee
Member of the House of Councillors of Japan
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Minister of Transport of Japan NERFINISHED
Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) NERFINISHED
represents a constituency in Wakayama Prefecture
residence Wakayama Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED

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Nikai faction hasKeyFigure Toshihiro Nikai
Nikai faction leader Toshihiro Nikai
Nikai faction namedAfter Toshihiro Nikai