Japanese Prime Minister Before Abe

Shinzo abe the longest serving japanese prime minister in history has resigned citing health reasons.

Japanese prime minister before abe. The 71 year old head of the ruling liberal democratic party ldp replaces outgoing leader shinzo abe japan s longest serving prime minister who announced his intention to resign in august due. Serving over seven years as chief cabinet secretary under abe suga is a known quantity in domestic affairs but has not made as much of an impression. Abe also served as chief cabinet secretary from 2005 to 2006 and was briefly leader of the. Yoshihide suga has been installed as japan s prime minister and promised a reform minded hard working cabinet as the outgoing leader shinzo abe defended his record.

The prime minister of japan is the chief of the executive of the government of japan and leader of the cabinet of japan this is a list of prime ministers of japan including those of the empire of japan from when the first japanese prime minister in the modern sense itō hirobumi took office in 1885 until the present day the office is currently held by yoshihide suga. Suga has been a loyal supporter of abe since abe s first stint as prime minister from 2006 to 2007. Born 21 september 1954 is a japanese politician who served as prime minister of japan and president of the liberal democratic party ldp from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. Yoshihide suga becomes japanese prime minister as abe era ends new leader s priority and a potential early pitfall will be handling the social and economic impact of the coronavirus.

He is the longest serving prime minister in japanese history.