Tarō Asō
Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎, Asō Tarō, born 20 September 1940) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He was the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan. He is from Iizuka, Fukuoka.
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Asō.
Tarō Asō | |
|---|---|
麻生 太郎 | |
 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Succeeded by | Yukio Hatoyama |
| Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 4 October 2021 | |
| President | Fumio Kishida |
| Secretary-General | Akira Amari |
| Preceded by | Masahiko Kōmura |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Katsuya Okada |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Koriki Jojima |
| Succeeded by | Shunichi Suzuki |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 31 October 2005 – 27 August 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Nobutaka Machimura |
| Succeeded by | Nobutaka Machimura |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| In office 22 September 2003 – 31 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Toranosuke Katayama |
| Succeeded by | Heizō Takenaka |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 8th District | |
| Assumed office 20 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 2th District Medium-size Election District | |
| In office 7 October 1979 – 28 November 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Asao Mihara |
| Succeeded by | Toshio Ohashi |
| In office 8 July 1986 – 20 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Shinnen Tagaya |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 麻生太郎 (Asō Tarō) 20 September 1940 Iizuka, Fukuoka, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Chikako Suzuki |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Nobuko, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (sister) Princess Akiko (niece) Princess Yōko (niece) |
| Education | Gakushuin University Stanford University London School of Economics |
| Religion | Catholic (Christian Name: Francisco) |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and education
Asō, a Roman Catholic, was born in Iizuka in Fukuoka Prefecture on 20 September 1940.[1]
Asō graduated from the Faculty of Politics and Economics at Gakushuin University,[2] and the London School of Economics.[3]
Honours
Grand Cross with diamonds of the Order of the Sun, 2008
Bibliography
References
- "Japanese foreign minister to announce bid to replace Koizumi", Forbes, 20 August 2006. Archived 22 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- name="ReferenceA">japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/meibo/daijin/1208723_10042.html
- Ashcraft, Brian (10 October 2010). "Former Prime Minister Wants Japanese Youth To Drink Cute Booze". Kotaku. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
Other websites
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Tarō Asō
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarō Asō.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.