Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)

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government minister role political officeholder role

Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) was a Japanese politician who, before becoming Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, briefly held the foreign minister portfolio as part of his rapid rise within the Liberal Democratic Party.

Aliases (2)

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government minister role → political officeholder role →
appointedBy	Junichiro Koizumi →
associatedWithPolicyArea	Japan–United States relations → North Korea policy → security policy →
country	Japan →
endTime	2006-09-26 →
followedByRoleInCareerOf	Prime Minister of Japan (Shinzo Abe) →
heldDuring	Heisei era →
isStageInCareerOf	Shinzo Abe →
jurisdiction	Government of Japan →
languageOfWork	Japanese →
locatedInGovernment	Cabinet of Japan →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) →
notableFor	holding foreign minister portfolio shortly before becoming prime minister → rapid rise within the Liberal Democratic Party →
officeHeldBy	Shinzo Abe →
officeLocation	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan → Tokyo →
officeType	cabinet-level ministry →
partOf	Koizumi Cabinet →
portfolio	foreign affairs →
position	Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan →
precededBy	Nobutaka Machimura →
precededRoleInCareerOf	Chief Cabinet Secretary (Shinzo Abe) →
reasonForEndOfTerm	appointment as Prime Minister of Japan →
responsibleFor	Japanese foreign policy → diplomatic relations of Japan →
startTime	2005-10-31 →
succeededBy	Taro Aso →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Taro Kono ("Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)") →	appointedBy
Liberal Democratic Party ("Shinzo Abe") →	notableLeader
Fumio Kishida →	predecessor