In office
28 February 1990 – 29 December 1990
Prime Minister
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born
6 July 1925
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Died
21 June 2014(2014-06-21) (aged 88)
Tokyo, Japan
Political party
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.
Ishikawa was a member of the LDP.[1] He was part of the group headed by Yōhei Kōno in the party.[2] He served at the House of Representatives.[3]
In 1983, Ishikawa was parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs.[4] In 1984, he served as the chairman of LDP's diplomacy committee.[1] On 28 February 1990 he was appointed defense minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, replacing Juro Matsumoto in the post.[5][6] Ishikawa's tenure was very brief and on 29 December of the same year he was replaced by Yukihiko Ikeda in the post.[5] After that, Ishikawa led the LDP's Tokyo chapter.[3]
Ishikawa died on 21 June 2014 from acute respiratory failure after being hospitalized with pneumonia.[7]
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