is a retired

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ese politician. He was a member of the

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and served as the Vice-Speaker of the

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of the Diet. Nakano was born in 1940 in

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. At age four, he experienced the

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of Nagasaki. In 1963, he graduated from the

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Department of

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. Beginning his time at university in 1960, Nakano joined the Democratic Socialist Party. After being elected three times to the Toyonaka City Council, he was elected to the Diet in 1976. In 1994, Nakano joined the New Frontier Party and served as Chair of the Policy Inquiry Commission. Upon the collapse of the party, Nakano formed the New Fraternity Party, which eventually merged with other liberal parties to form the

. He represented the Osaka 8 electoral district until 2012, when he lost to Nippon Ishin no Kai candidate Tomohiko Kinoshita. Note: ''As part of Diet custom, the Speaker and Vice-Speaker of the House must formally secede from their party. For this reason, Nakano is sometimes referred to as an independent in official Diet information. In practice he remains a member of the DPJ.''

References

* Imidas 2005 Japanese Almanac
Japanese Politics Central at the University of Virginia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakano, Kansei 1940 births Living people People from Nagasaki Kansai University alumni Democratic Socialist Party (Japan) politicians New Frontier Party (Japan) politicians Democratic Party of Japan politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012