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Tarō Asō

Diplomat · Politician

Tarō Asō is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	ASO Taro · Aszó Taró · Taro Aso · Taró Asó · Tarō Asō · 13 more...				[sources]
Alias	Aso Taro · Aszó Taró · Asô Tarô · Asō Tarō · T. Aso · 32 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Aso · フランシスコ · 아소다로				[sources]
Birth date	1940-09-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Iizuka				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Japan				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Tarō				[sources]
Last name	Aso · Asō				[sources]
Political association	Liberal Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	www.aso-taro.jp · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q132596				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (2012-2021) · Minister of Finance (2012-2021) · Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (2003-2005) · Minister of State for Financial Services (2012-2021) · Prime Minister of Japan (2008-2009) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Gakushuin Boys' Junior and Senior High School · Gakushuin Primary School · Gakushuin University · London School of Economics and Political Science · Stanford University · 1 more...				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-12	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-23

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Princess Nobuko, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Masahiro Asō Close Associate	child	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of State for Financial Services	2012-12-26	2021-10-04

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Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shun'ichi Suzuki Politician	relative · sister's husband	-	-
Chikako Asō Politician

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,641

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,697

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,062

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,576

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-3c134282-5a10-45e7-8c39-7bc2af4cb88e · jp-shu-59939b228fe41f1ac8aeb40c93eee37f482477aa

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