Shinzō Abe

In this Japanese name, the faimily name is Abe.

Shinzō Abe (安倍 晋三, Abe Shinzō, [abe ɕinzoː] ( listen); born 21 September 1954; deed 8 Julie 2022) wis a twa-time Prime Meenister o Japan, in office frae 2006 tae 2007 an agin frae 2012 tae 2020; he wis Japan's langest-servin Prime meenister. He wis assassinatit in 2022, durin a speech in Nara.

Shinzō Abe
安倍 晋三
Abe in Aprile 2013
Prime Meenister o Japan
In office 26 December 2012 – 16 September 2020
Monarch	Akihito Naruhito
Depute	Tarō Asō
Precedit bi	Yoshihiko Noda
Succeedit bi	Yoshihide Suga
In office 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Monarch	Akihito
Precedit bi	Junichiro Koizumi
Succeedit bi	Yasuo Fukuda
Preses o the Liberal Democratic Pairty
In office 26 September 2012 – 14 September 2020
Depute	Masahiko Kōmura
Precedit bi	Sadakazu Tanigaki
Succeedit bi	Yoshihide Suga
In office 20 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Precedit bi	Junichiro Koizumi
Succeedit bi	Yasuo Fukuda
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office 31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006
Prime Meenister	Junichiro Koizumi
Precedit bi	Hiroyuki Hosoda
Succeedit bi	Yasuhisa Shiozaki
Personal details
Born	21 September 1954(1954-09-21) Nagato, Japan
Dee'd	8 Julie 2022 (aged 67) Nara, Nara, Japan
Poleetical pairty	Liberal Democratic Pairty
Spoose(s)	Akie Matsuzaki
Alma mater	Seikei Varsity Varsity o Soothern Californie
Religion	Shinto[1]

Preses o the Liberal Democratic Pairty (LDP)^[2] an chairman o the Oyagaku propulsion parliamentary group, Abe is the 90t Japanese Prime Meenister, electit bi a speicial session o the Naitional Diet on 26 September 2006. He wis then Japan's youngest post-Warld War II prime meenister an the first born efter the war. He served as prime meenister for less nor a year, resignin on 12 September 2007.^[3] He wis replaced bi Yasuo Fukuda, beginnin a string o Prime Meenisters who did nae maintain the position for mair nor ane year.^[4] On 26 September 2012, Abe defeatit umwhile Meenister o Defense Shigeru Ishiba in a run-aff vote tae win the LDP presidential election.^[5]

Abe acame the Prime Meenister again followin the LDP's landslide victory in the 2012 general election wi a govrenment on 26 December 2012.