Tarō Asō
Politician
1940 –
Who is Tarō Asō?
Tarō Asō is a Japanese politician, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Asō was the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan serving from September 2008 to September 2009, and was defeated in the August 2009 election.
He has served in the House of Representatives since 1979. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007, and was Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party briefly in 2007 and in 2008. He was President of the LDP from 2008 to 2009. His successor, Sadakazu Tanigaki, was chosen on 28 September 2009.
After the LDP's victory in the 2012 general election under Shinzō Abe he was appointed to the cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and State Minister for Financial Services. He has held the positions since 26 December 2012.
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- Born
- Sep 20, 1940
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- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Christian
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Education
- Stanford University
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Gakushuin University
- University of London
- Lived in
- Fukuoka Prefecture
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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