Jinen Nagase, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jinen Nagase

Japanese politician

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Profession: politician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jinen Nagase (?? ??, Nagase Jin'en, b.
October 3, 1943) is a Japanese politician who formerly served as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Shinzo Abe. He was born in Toyama and obtained his LL.B.
from the University of Tokyo.
After graduation, he worked in the Ministry of Labour.
He resigned from this position in 1988 and was elected to the Diet of Japan in 1990. He served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare under Tomiichi Murayama, as deputy director of the Liberal Democratic Party, as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Labour Relations under Keizo Obuchi and Yoshiro Mori, as Vice-Minister of Justice in the second Mori cabinet and as Assistant Cabinet Secretary under Jun'ichiro Koizumi.
He strongly argues for equal rights for homosexuals in Parliament. He was appointed Minister of Justice on September 26, 2006.His religion is Tenrikyo.