Yasuhiro Nakasone

This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (June 2022)

Yasuhiro Nakasone Junior First Rank
中曽根康弘
Official portrait, 1982
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 27 November 1982 – 6 November 1987
Monarch	Shōwa
Deputy	Shin Kanemaru
Preceded by	Zenkō Suzuki
Succeeded by	Noboru Takeshita
President of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office 25 November 1982 – 31 October 1987
Vice President	Susumu Nikaidō
Secretary-General	Susumu Nikaidō Rokusuke Tanaka Shin Kanemaru Noboru Takeshita Shintaro Abe
Preceded by	Zenkō Suzuki
Succeeded by	Noboru Takeshita
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 26 April 1947 – 10 October 2004
Constituency	Gunma 3rd district (1947–1996) Northern Kanto PR (1996–2004)
Personal details
Born	(1918-05-27)27 May 1918 Takasaki, Gunma, Empire of Japan
Died	29 November 2019(2019-11-29) (aged 101) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse	Tsutako Nakasone ​ ​ (m. 1945; died 2012)​
Children	Hirofumi Nakasone
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Lieutenant-commander (as Naval Paymaster)
Battles/wars	World War II
Yasuhiro Nakasone's voice Nakasone on Japan–United States relations Recorded 2 January 1985

Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曽根 康弘, Nakasone Yasuhiro, 27 May 1918 – 29 November 2019) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 1982 to 1987. He was a member of the House of Representatives for more than 50 years. His political term was best known for pushing through the privatization of state-owned companies and pursuing a hawkish and pro-U.S. foreign policy.