Tarō Asō

Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎, Asō Tarō, born 20 September 1940) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He was the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan. He is from Iizuka, Fukuoka.

In this Japanese name, the family name is Asō.

The Honourable Tarō Asō
麻生 太郎
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009
Monarch	Akihito
Preceded by	Yasuo Fukuda
Succeeded by	Yukio Hatoyama
Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office 4 October 2021 – 30 September 2024
President	Fumio Kishida Shigeru Ishiba
Secretary-General	Akira Amari
Preceded by	Masahiko Kōmura
Succeeded by	Yoshihide Suga
Deputy Prime Minister of Japan
In office 26 December 2012 – 4 October 2021
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe Yoshihide Suga
Preceded by	Katsuya Okada
Succeeded by	Vacant
Minister of Finance
In office 26 December 2012 – 4 October 2021
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe Yoshihide Suga
Preceded by	Koriki Jojima
Succeeded by	Shunichi Suzuki
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 31 October 2005 – 27 August 2007
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Nobutaka Machimura
Succeeded by	Nobutaka Machimura
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office 22 September 2003 – 31 October 2005
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Toranosuke Katayama
Succeeded by	Heizō Takenaka
Member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 8th District
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 October 1996
Preceded by	Constituency established
Member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 2th District Medium-size Election District
In office 7 October 1979 – 28 November 1983
Preceded by	Asao Mihara
Succeeded by	Toshio Ohashi
In office 8 July 1986 – 20 October 1996
Preceded by	Shinnen Tagaya
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	麻生太郎 (Asō Tarō) (1940-09-20) 20 September 1940 (age 84) Iizuka, Fukuoka, Empire of Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Chikako Suzuki
Children	2
Relatives	Nobuko, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (sister) Princess Akiko (niece) Princess Yōko (niece)
Education	Gakushuin University Stanford University London School of Economics
Religion	Catholic (Christian Name: Francisco)
Website	Official website

Early life and education

Asō, a Roman Catholic, was born in Iizuka in Fukuoka Prefecture on 20 September 1940.^[1]

Asō graduated from the Faculty of Politics and Economics at Gakushuin University,^[2] and the London School of Economics.^[3]

Honours

• Grand Cross with diamonds of the Order of the Sun, 2008

Bibliography

• Takashi Hirose (広瀬隆); 『私物国家 日本の黒幕の系図』 Tokyo:Kobunsha (1997) Genealogy14
• Aso, Taro (2007). 自由と繁栄の弧. Tokyo: Gentosha. ISBN 978-4-344-41197-5.
• Aso, Taro (2007). とてつもない日本. Tokyo: Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4-10-610217-2.