Kakuei Tanaka
Former Prime Minister of Japan
Kakuei Tanaka was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974. He served in the House of Representatives from 1947 to 1990. As prime minister, Tanaka advocated large-scale infrastructure development and oversaw... Wikipedia
Born: May 4, 1918, Nishiyama, Niigata
Died: December 16, 1993 (age 75 years), Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse: Hana Sakamoto (m. 1942–1993)
Education: Chuo College of Technology (1936)
Children: Makiko Tanaka, Atsuko Sato, and Masanori Tanaka
Previous offices: Prime Minister of Japan (1972–1974), Minister of Finance of Japan (1962–1965), Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan (1957–1958), and more