
ASO Taro
Vice-President, Liberal Democratic Party
Member, House of Representatives
(Fukuoka Prefecture, 8th electoral district; Elected 14 times)
Member, House of Representatives
(Fukuoka Prefecture, 8th electoral district; Elected 14 times)
Born
September 20, 1940 |
Education
1963 | Graduated from the Faculty of Politics and Economics, Gakushuin University |
Career
1966 | Joined Aso Industry |
1973 | President and CEO of Aso Cement Co., Ltd. |
1978 | Chairman, Japan Junior Chamber, Inc. |
1979 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time |
1988 | Vice Minister for Education, Sports, Science and Culture |
1990 | Director, Education Division, LDP |
1991 | Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR Director, Foreign Affairs Division, LDP |
1993 | Deputy Secretary-General, LDP |
1996 | Minister of State, Economic Planning Agency |
2001 | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP |
2003 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications |
2005 | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2007 | Secretary-General, LDP |
2008 | President, LDP Prime Minister |
2012 | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services |
2021 | Vice-President, LDP |