Noboru Takeshita | |
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竹下 登 | |
![]() Official portrait, 1987 | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 6 November 1987 – 3 June 1989 | |
Monarchs | |
Deputy | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Preceded by | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Succeeded by | Sōsuke Uno |
President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
In office 31 October 1987 – 2 June 1989 | |
Secretary-General | Shintaro Abe |
Preceded by | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Succeeded by | Sōsuke Uno |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 22 May 1958 – May 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kakeyama, Shimane Prefecture, Empire of Japan | 26 February 1924
Died | 19 June 2000 Minato, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 76)
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Spouses | Masae Takeuchi
(m. 1944; died 1945)Naoko Endō (m. 1946) |
Relatives |
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Alma mater | Waseda University |
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Noboru Takeshita (竹下 登, Takeshita Noboru, 26 February 1924 – 19 June 2000) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1987 to 1989 during the bubble economy.[1]
Takeshita led the largest faction at the time in the Liberal Democratic Party, which he inherited from Kakuei Tanaka, from the 1980s until his death in 2000. He was dubbed the "last shadow shogun" for his behind-the-scenes influence in Japanese politics.[2] He was the last prime minister to serve during the long rule of Emperor Shōwa.[3] He is the grandfather of musician and actor Daigo.