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Sadakazu Tanigaki

1945 - Today

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Sadakazu Tanigaki (谷垣 禎一, Tanigaki Sadakazu; born 7 March 1945) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1983 to 2017, as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006, as President of the Liberal Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2009 to 2012, as Minister of Justice from 2012 to 2014, and as LDP Secretary-General from 2014 to 2016. He was only the second LDP leader who was not simultaneously Prime Minister of Japan. He retired from politics following a spinal cord injury in 2016 that saw him using a wheelchair. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sadakazu Tanigaki is the 14,167th most popular politician (down from 13,842nd in 2019), the 1,237th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,187th in 2019) and the 315th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sadakazu Tanigaki ranks 14,167 out of 19,576. Before him are John Taylor, Mircea Geoană, Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid, Gérard Latortue, Alboin of Spoleto, and Fausta Morganti. After him are Theo Heemskerk, Amani Abeid Karume, Hassan Ali Khayre, King Xiang of Zhou, Niels Neergaard, and Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Sadakazu Tanigaki ranks 398. Before him are Connie Willis, Matti Salminen, Eva Janko, Geoff Emerick, Adele Goldberg, and Stephen Schneider. After him are Burhan Ghalioun, Sharafuddin of Selangor, Azim Premji, Natalya Seleznyova, Elvin Hayes, and Kees van Ierssel.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sadakazu Tanigaki ranks 1,237 out of 6,245. Before him are Michiko Matsuda (1966), Juzo Itami (1933), Shinichi Kawano (1969), Damo Suzuki (1950), Chūhei Nambu (1904), and Koji Kondo (1961). After him are Peter Takeo Okada (1941), Naoto Ohshima (1964), Shirase Nobu (1861), Shinji Kagawa (1989), Yasushi Akutagawa (1925), and Kazuo Ozaki (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Sadakazu Tanigaki ranks 315. Before him are Saigō Jūdō (1843), Kōichi Kido (1889), Makino Nobuaki (1861), Kenji Miyamoto (1908), Iccho Itoh (1945), and Mutsu Munemitsu (1844). After him are Yukio Ozaki (1858), Kono Yasui (1880), Seigō Nakano (1886), Takako Doi (1928), Koto Matsudaira (1903), and Mazie Hirono (1947).

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