Last Updated: 26 Jul, 2023 | Views: 716
Age: 67
Profession: Politician
Famous For: Former Prime Minister of Japan
Higher Education: Seikei University (BA) University of Southern California (dropped out)
About (profile/biography)
Shinzo Abe, a politician from Japan, served as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2012 to 2020 and as prime minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007. Shinzo held the position of the prime minister of Japan for the longest duration. He previously served as Chief Cabinet Secretary for Junichiro Koizumi from 2005 to 2006, and he briefly served as the opposition's leader in 2012.
Career
In 1993, Shinzo Abe won a House of Representatives election victory.
In 1999: Shinzo Abe was appointed Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and afterward the Director of the Social Affairs Division.
In 2005: Shinzo Abe became a cabinet member when he was given the position of Chief Cabinet Secretary.
In 2007: Shinzo Abe declares his intention to step down as Japan's prime minister.
In 2012: Shinzo Abe secured re-election as prime minister with a massive victory for his Liberal Democratic Party.
Awards and Achievement
Japan's Shinzo Abe received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor.
Shinzo Abe was named one of 100 Top Global Thinkers for 2013.
Unknown Facts
Abe made history by becoming the first Japanese prime minister to travel to Pearl Harbor with then-President Obama.
Abe, who won the 2017 election, is now Japan's third-longest-serving president since the end of World War II. If he is still prime minister in 2019, he will have served the longest.
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