Yasuhiro Nakasone

Yasuhiro Nakasone
中曽根康弘
Official portrait, 1982
Prime Minister of Japan
In office
27 November 1982 – 6 November 1987
MonarchShōwa
DeputyShin Kanemaru
Preceded byZenkō Suzuki
Succeeded byNoboru Takeshita
President of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office
25 November 1982 – 31 October 1987
Vice PresidentSusumu Nikaidō
Secretary-GeneralSusumu Nikaidō
Rokusuke Tanaka
Shin Kanemaru
Noboru Takeshita
Shintaro Abe
Preceded byZenkō Suzuki
Succeeded byNoboru Takeshita
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
26 April 1947 – 10 October 2004
ConstituencyGunma 3rd district (1947–1996)
Northern Kanto PR (1996–2004)
Personal details
Born(1918-05-27)27 May 1918
Takasaki, Gunma, Empire of Japan
Died29 November 2019(2019-11-29) (aged 101)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Spouse
Tsutako Nakasone
(m. 1945; died 2012)
ChildrenHirofumi Nakasone
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
Signature
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch/serviceImperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1941–1945
RankLieutenant-commander (as Naval Paymaster)
Battles/warsWorld War II

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.