[1] Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party, Japan.
Father: Takakichi Aso (businessman)
Mother: (dau. of Shigeru Yoshida)
Sister: Nobuko (m. Prince Tomohito of Mikasa)
Wife: Chikako (dau. of Zenko Suzuki)
University: Gakushuin University (1963)
University: Stanford University
Prime Minister of Japan (24-Sep-2008 to 16-Sep-2009)
Japanese Minister Foreign Affairs (2005-07)
Japanese Minister Internal Affairs, Posts, and Communications (2003-05)
Japanese Minister Minister of State, Economic and Fiscal Policy (2001)
Japanese Minister Minister of State, Economic Planning Agency (1996-97)
Member of the Japanese Diet (1979-)
Aso Mining Company President (1973-79)
Official Website:
http://www.aso-taro.jp/