Yoshihide Suga
Yoshihide Suga | |
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菅 義偉 | |
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| Assumed office 16 September 2020 | |
| Monarch | Naruhito |
| Deputy | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Shinzo Abe |
| President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shinzo Abe |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 16 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Osamu Fujimura |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| In office 26 September 2006 – 27 August 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Heizō Takenaka |
| Succeeded by | Hiroya Masuda |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 20 October 1996 | |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 2nd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1948 Yuzawa, Akita, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mariko |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Hosei University |
| Website | Official website |
Yoshihide Suga (菅 義偉, Suga Yoshihide, born 6 December 1948) is a Japanese politician. In September 2020, he was elected Prime Minister of Japan and became President of the Liberal Democratic Party replacing Shinzo Abe.
He was the Chief Cabinet Secretary from December 2012 to September 2020 during the Shinzo Abe cabinet.[1]
He has represented the Kanagawa 2nd district in the House of Representatives since 1996. He was Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the cabinet of Shinzo Abe from September 2006 to August 2007.
He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
In August 2020, Suga announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership election to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who resigned.[2][3] Suga easily won the election.[4] He became the Prime Minister of Japan on 16 September 2020.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The Key Government Post of Chief Cabinet Secretary". nippon.com. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ↑ "Japan succession race kicks off, starring Abe's deputies and rival". Nikkei Asian Review. 2020-08-29. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Sieg, Linda (29 August 2020). "In race to replace Japan's Abe, loyalist Suga emerges as strong contender". Reuters. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ Sugiyama, Satoshi (14 September 2020). "Yoshihide Suga set to become Japan's prime minister after winning LDP election". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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