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Yasuo Fukuda Prime minister

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. Fukuda was the first son of a former Japanese Prime Minister (Takeo Fukuda) to also take up the post.On September 1, 2008, Fukuda announced his resignation, triggering another LDP leadership election. Although Japan hosted the G8 summit meeting without mishap during Fukuda's time in office, he himself earned little or no credit from ordinary Japanese, and when he resigned, he became the first of the G8 leaders to leave office.He is a member of the Club de Madrid, a group of more than 80 former Presidents and Prime ministers of democratic countries, which works to strengthen democratic leadership and governance.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	福田 康夫 (Japanese)
Birth date	July 16, 1936
Birth place	Takasaki Gunma , Empire of Japan , Gunma Prefecture
Date of death	January 01, 0045
Education	Waseda University
Spouse	Kiyoko Fukuda (First Lady)

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