Yoshihide Suga | |
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菅 義偉 | |
![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021 | |
Monarch | Naruhito |
Deputy | Tarō Asō |
Preceded by | Shinzo Abe |
Succeeded by | Fumio Kishida |
President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
In office 14 September 2020 – 29 September 2021 | |
Secretary-General | Toshihiro Nikai |
Preceded by | Shinzo Abe |
Succeeded by | Fumio Kishida |
Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
In office 26 December 2012 – 16 September 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Osamu Fujimura |
Succeeded by | Katsunobu Katō |
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | |
In office 26 September 2006 – 27 August 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Heizō Takenaka |
Succeeded by | Hiroya Masuda |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 20 October 1996 | |
Constituency | Kanagawa 2nd district |
Personal details | |
Born | Yuzawa, Akita, Japan | 6 December 1948
Political party | Liberal Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Mariko |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Hosei University |
Website | Official website |
Yoshihide Suga (菅 義偉, Suga Yoshihide, born 6 December 1948) is a Japanese politician. In September 2020, he was elected Prime Minister of Japan and became President of the Liberal Democratic Party replacing Shinzo Abe. He resigned in September 2021 after negative approval ratings because of his government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was replaced by former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.
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