THE LEADER I IDOL THE MOST - Shinzō Abe

THE LEADER I IDOL THE MOST


Shinzō Abe

1. Born in 21 September 1954 and  is a Japanese politician serving as the 57th Prime Minister of Japan and Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2012, and previously from 2006 to 2007.

2. Abe comes from a politically prominent family and was elected by a special session of the National Diet in September 2006, becoming at age 52 Japan's youngest post-war prime minister, and the first to have been born after World War II.

3. He is the third-longest serving Prime Minister in post-war Japan.

4. Abe resigned on 12 September 2007 for health reasons. He was replaced by Yasuo Fukuda, the first in a series of five prime ministers who failed to retain office for more than sixteen months.

5. Abe Shinzo, (born September 21, 1954, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese politician, who twice was prime minister of Japan (2006–07 and 2012– ).

6. On becoming Prime Minister, Abe continued with fiscal reforms started by Koizumi Junichiro. However, he took specific initiatives in balancing the budget and he preferred to achieve that by curtailing expenditure rather than by increasing tax.

7. In education, he wanted to promote nationalistic views. He had all along supported such efforts. In March 2007, he tabled a bill that aimed to promote nationalism and love for the country among the children.

8. He also tried to maintain good relation with foreign countries and supported the country’s alliance with the United States. At the same time, he took several steps to strengthen the country’s defense. Under him, the Defense Agency was upgraded to full military status.