Yasuo Fukuda

Yasuo Fukuda (福田康夫code: ja is deprecated ) (born 16 July 1936) was Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was born in Gunma, Japan. The prime minister before him was Shinzo Abe. He hosted the G8 meeting in Hokkaido in July 2008, but resigned on September 1, 2008, due to low approval ratings and political deadlock. He was succeeded by Taro Aso. His father, Takeo Fukuda, was also prime minister from 1976 to 1978.

His Excellency Yasuo Fukuda
福田 康夫
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Prime Minister of Japan
In office 26 September 2007 – 24 September 2008
Monarch	Akihito
Preceded by	Shinzo Abe
Succeeded by	Tarō Asō
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office October 2000 – 7 May 2004
Prime Minister	Yoshirō Mori Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Hidenao Nakagawa
Succeeded by	Hiroyuki Hosoda
Member of the House of Representatives for Gunma 4th District
In office 7 November 1996 – 16 November 2012
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Tatsuo Fukuda
Majority	118,517 (62.83%)
Member of the House of Representatives for Gunma 3rd District
In office 1990–1996
Personal details
Born	16 July 1936 (aged 89) Takasaki, Empire of Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Kiyoko Fukuda
Children	1
Parents	Takeo Fukuda Mie Fukuda
Alma mater	Waseda University

Yasuo Fukuda Media

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  Yasuo Fukuda as a child

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  Fukuda with Junichiro Koizumi, Shinzo Abe, Kōsei Ueno and Teijirō Furukawa (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on 26 April 2002)

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  Yasuo Fukuda was designated as Prime Minister by the House of Representatives (at the National Diet Building on 25 September 2007)

• Fukuda with U.S. President George W. Bush (at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa on 6 July 2008)

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  Fukuda with leaders of the G8 (at the G8 summit on 8 July 2008)

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  Fukuda with the Ministers of Fukuda Government (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on 26 September 2007)

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  Fukuda at his fundraising party in October 2004

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  Fukuda and US president George W. Bush exchange handshakes following their joint statement at the White House, November 16, 2007

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  Fukuda and US president George W. Bush exchange handshakes following their first meeting at the White House

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  Robert Gates meeting with Yasuo Fukuda