Kakuei Tanaka
Japanese politician (1918-1993)
Kakuei Tanaka (田中 角栄 or 田中 角榮, Tanaka Kakuei, 4 May 1918 – 16 December 1993) was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1947 to 1990, and was Prime Minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974.
Kakuei Tanaka | |
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田中 角栄 | |
 Kakuei Tanaka | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 7 July 1972 – 9 December 1974 | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Preceded by | Eisaku Satō |
| Succeeded by | Takeo Miki |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 5 July 1971 – 7 July 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 18 July 1962 – 3 June 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Mikio Mizuta |
| Succeeded by | Takeo Fukuda |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 10 July 1957 – 12 June 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi |
| Preceded by | Taro Hirai |
| Succeeded by | Yutaka Terao |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 25 April 1947 – 18 February 1990 | |
| Constituency | Niigata 3rd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1918 Nishiyama, Japan |
| Died | 16 December 1993 (aged 75) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (1955–1993) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Party (1947–1950) Democratic Liberal Party (1950–1955) |
| Spouse(s) | Hana Sakamoto |
| Children | Masanori Tanaka (by Hana Sakamoto, died age 4) Makiko Tanaka (by Hana Sakamoto) Kyo Tanaka (by Tsujiwako) Hitoshi Tanaka (by Tsujiwako) Atsuko Sato (by Akiko Sato) |
| Signature |  |
| Nickname | Kaku-san[1] |
| Allegiance |  Japan |
| Service/branch |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1941 |
| Rank | Superior Private |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Second World War |