Tarō Asō

is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He was the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan. He is from Iizuka, Fukuoka. He is a member of the far-right organization Nippon Kaigi.

Early life and education
Asō, a Roman Catholic, was born in Iizuka in Fukuoka Prefecture on 20 September 1940."Japanese foreign minister to announce bid to replace Koizumi", Forbes, 20 August 2006. 

Asō graduated from the Faculty of Politics and Economics at Gakushuin University,name="ReferenceA">japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/meibo/daijin/1208723_10042.html and the London School of Economics.

Honours
  Grand Cross with diamonds of the Order of the Sun, 2008

Bibliography
 Takashi Hirose (広瀬隆); 『私物国家 日本の黒幕の系図』 Tokyo:Kobunsha (1997) Genealogy14



References

Other websites

 Official website　
 Official website of Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet

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