Background
Takao Nishida was born in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Takao Nishida was born in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Takao Nishida worked his way up from pitman until he became operator of Chikuzen and No. 2 Chikuzen Coal Mines which, though run on small scale, produced coal of good quality and furnished him with ample amount of poiitical funds.
He was a State Minister of First Hatoyama Cabinet (1954) and Labor Minister of Second Hatoyama Cabinet (1955).