Sadakazu Tanigaki

Politician

1945 –

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Who is Sadakazu Tanigaki?

Sadakazu Tanigaki is a conservative Japanese politician who served as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 in the cabinet of Jun'ichirō Koizumi. He also served as Minister of Construction and Transport in the cabinet of Yasuo Fukuda and served his ninth term as a member of the House of Representatives, representing Kyoto's Fifth District. He was elected as President of the Liberal Democratic Party on 28 September 2009, following the party's massive defeat in the 2009 general election. He was replaced by Shinzō Abe on 26 September 2012. He was only the second LDP leader who was not simultaneously Prime Minister of Japan.

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Born
Mar 7, 1945
Fukuchiyama
Spouses
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Education
  • University of Tokyo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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