中川財務省が即日辞任 「予算の衆院通過後」から一転 後任与謝野氏が兼務 麻生政権に打撃
House of Representatives lawmaker Shoichi Nakagawa, the Finance Minister and the state minister in charge of financial services met Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office on the Febr. 17 evening,and submitted resignation to hi,taking responsibility for a blunder at the press conference after G-7 finance ministers and central bankers' meeting in Rome the other day.Prime Minister Aso accepted his resignation. Nalagawa said on the noon of the day that he will resign after the passage of the budget bill for fiscal 2009 and its related bills in the House of Representatives. But due to strong criticism from ruling parties as well as oppsition paries, he was forced to resign.Aso nominated Kaoru Yosano, the state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, as the successor of Nakagawa.The resignation is certain to be a big blow to the Aso administration.
House of Representatives lawmaker Shoichi Nakagawa, the Finance Minister and the state minister in charge of financial services met Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office on the Febr. 17 evening,and submitted resignation to hi,taking responsibility for a blunder at the press conference after G-7 finance ministers and central bankers' meeting in Rome the other day.Prime Minister Aso accepted his resignation. Nalagawa said on the noon of the day that he will resign after the passage of the budget bill for fiscal 2009 and its related bills in the House of Representatives. But due to strong criticism from ruling parties as well as oppsition paries, he was forced to resign.Aso nominated Kaoru Yosano, the state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, as the successor of Nakagawa.The resignation is certain to be a big blow to the Aso administration.