Kansei Nakano

Kansei Nakano (中野 寛成, Nakano Kansei, born November 26, 1940) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Vice-Speaker of the Lower House of the Diet.

Kansei Nakano
中野 寛成
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission of Japan
In office 14 January 2011 – 2 September 2011
Preceded by	Tomiko Okazaki
Succeeded by	Kenji Yamaoka
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
In office 19 November 2003 – 8 August 2005
Preceded by	Kōzō Watanabe
Succeeded by	Takahiro Yokomichi
Member of the House of Representatives for Osaka 8th District
In office 5 December 1976 – 16 December 2012
Succeeded by	Tomohiko Kinoshita
Personal details
Born	(1940-11-26) November 26, 1940 Nagasaki, Japan
Political party	Democratic Party of Japan
Alma mater	Kansai University

Nakano was born in 1940 in Nagasaki. At age four, he experienced the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. In 1963, he graduated from the Law Department of Kansai University.

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 Democratic Party of Japan. 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.