Masa Nakayama | |
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中山 マサ | |
Minister of Health and Welfare | |
In office 19 July 1960 – 8 December 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
Preceded by | Yoshio Watanabe |
Succeeded by | Kimi Furui |
Constituency | Osaka Prefecture, 2nd district |
Personal details | |
Born | Masa Iida-Powers January 19, 1891 Nagasaki, Japan |
Died | October 11, 1976 Osaka, Japan | (aged 85)
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Spouse | Fukuzō Nakayama |
Children | Taro Nakayama Masaaki Nakayama |
Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University |
Masa Nakayama (中山 マサ, Nakayama Masa, January 19, 1891 – October 11, 1976) was a Japanese politician and educator who was the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of Japan when she became Minister of Health and Welfare in 1960.[1]