Yasuo Fukuda 1936 – 2026
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# Yasuo Fukuda
Japanese political heavyweight Yasuo Fukuda commanded the nation’s highest office as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2008, steering the country through a pivotal era. Before his turn at the helm, Fukuda made his mark as Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2000 to 2004—a tenure that held the record for longest-serving in that role until Yoshihide Suga surpassed it years later. Working under prime ministers Yoshirō Mori and Junichiro Koizumi, Fukuda built a reputation as a steady political operator.
Born July 16, 1936, in Setagaya, Fukuda spent decades in Japan’s corridors of power before his death on October 22, 2026, in Tokyo from heart failure.
