Yasuo Fukuda (福田 康夫 Fukuda Yasuo born July 16 1936) was the 91st Prime Minister of Japan serving from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history serving for three and a half years (2000–2004) under Prime Ministers Yoshirō Mori and Junichiro Koizumi.Following the resignation of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe Fukuda was elected as President of the Liberal Democratic Party and became Prime Minister in September 2007.
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active years end date
2004-05-07, 2008-09-24, 2012-11-16
active years start date
1996-11-07, 2007-09-26
alma mater
Waseda University
birth date
1936-07-16, --02-29
birth place
Takasaki Gunma, Empire of Japan, Gunma Prefecture
death date
0045-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
election majority
118517
monarch
Akihito
office
Chief Cabinet Secretary, Member of the House of Representatives of the 4th Gunma Prefecture
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