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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japanese, 1954 - 2022
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Place ActiveTokyo, Japan
Shinzo Abe was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan twice, first from September 2006 until September 2007 and again from December 2012 until December 2020. He previously served as Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2005 to 2006, and as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007. Abe was the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese history.