Zenko Suzuki

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Zenko Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 1980s, leading the Liberal Democratic Party during a period of economic growth and shifting international relations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese politician
human
birthPlace Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan NERFINISHED
cabinet Suzuki Cabinet NERFINISHED
child Takako Suzuki NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathPlace Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
domesticIssue agricultural protectionism
budget deficit control
economicContext period of strong Japanese economic growth
education Tokyo University of Fisheries NERFINISHED
endTime 1982-11-27
era Shōwa period NERFINISHED
familyName Suzuki NERFINISHED
foreignPolicyStance cautious approach to military expansion
maintenance of the U.S.–Japan security alliance
givenName Zenko NERFINISHED
internationalRelationsContext Cold War NERFINISHED
rising trade frictions with the United States
knownFor consensus-oriented leadership style
non-charismatic but steady governance
LDPPresidencyEnd 1982-11-27
LDPPresidencyStart 1980-07-17
legislativeBody House of Representatives of Japan NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party NERFINISHED
militaryConflict World War II NERFINISHED
name Zenko Suzuki NERFINISHED
nativeName 鈴木 善幸 NERFINISHED
notableFor advocating a pacifist foreign policy line
leading Japan during early 1980s economic growth
managing Japan–United States relations in the early 1980s
numberOfChildren 5
occupation politician
parliamentaryGroup Liberal Democratic Party NERFINISHED
partyFaction Liberal Democratic Party mainstream factions
policyFocus agricultural policy
fiscal restraint
positionHeld President of the Liberal Democratic Party
Prime Minister of Japan
precededBy Masayoshi Ōhira NERFINISHED
primeMinisterOrder 70th Prime Minister of Japan
religion Buddhism
representedDistrict Iwate 2nd district NERFINISHED
servedIn Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
spouse Yoko Suzuki NERFINISHED
startTime 1980-07-17
styleOfPolitics behind-the-scenes consensus building
succeededBy Yasuhiro Nakasone NERFINISHED

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Yasuhiro Nakasone
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