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Childhood
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As the Executive Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Shintaro Abe
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First attendance at the House of Representatives
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With Ms. Condoleezza Rice, then the US National Security Adviser
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With his wife, Mrs. Akie Abe, during a visit to India
Photos presented by the Shinzo Abe Office
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1954 |
Born |
1977 |
Graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Seikei University |
1979 |
Entered Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
1982 |
Executive Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs |
1993 |
Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives |
1999
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Director of the Committee on Health and Welfare, House of Representatives
Director of the Social Affairs Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
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2000
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Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Second Mori Cabinet
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Reshuffled Second Mori Cabinet
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2001
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Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Reshuffled Second Mori Cabinet
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, First Koizumi Cabinet |
2002 |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Reshuffled First Koizumi Cabinet |
2003 |
Secretary General, LDP |
2004 |
Acting Secretary General and Chairman of Reform Promotion Headquarters, LDP |
2005 |
Chief Cabinet Secretary, Reshuffled Third Koizumi Cabinet |
2006 |
90th Prime Minister of Japan |
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