Liberal Party (Japan, 2016)

Liberal Party
自由党
PresidentIchirō Ozawa
Secretary-GeneralKatsumasa Suzuki
Councilors leaderRyo Shuhama
Representatives leaderDenny Tamaki
FounderIchirō Ozawa
Founded28 December 2012 (2012-12-28)
Dissolved26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)[1]
Merger ofTomorrow Party of Japan
Preceded byPeople's Life First
Merged intoDemocratic Party For the People[1]
Headquarters2-12-8 Nagatacho
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Colors  Blue

The Liberal Party (自由党, Jiyū-tō) was a political party in Japan that merged with the Democratic Party For the People on 26 April 2019.[1] It had 2 out of the 475 seats in the House of Representatives, and 3 in the 242-member House of Councillors prior to merging. Formed as the People's Life Party (生活の党) in December 2012, it changed its name to People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends (生活の党と山本太郎となかまたち) in December 2014. The party adopted the name Liberal Party in October 2016 in preparation for an expected general election in early 2017.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Kyodo, Jiji (26 April 2019). "Democratic Party for the People, Japan's second-largest opposition force, absorbs Ozawa's Liberals". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ^ Yoshida, Reiji (13 October 2016). "Liberal Party is reborn in Seikatsu no To rebranding ahead of possible election". Japan Times. Retrieved 17 October 2016.