Shin Kanemaru
Shin Kanemaru | |
|---|---|
金丸 信 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 22 July 1986 – 6 November 1987 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 28 November 1977 – 7 December 1978 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Takeo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Asao Mihara |
| Succeeded by | Ganri Yamashita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1914 Suwa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 28 March 1996 (aged 81) Yamanashi, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1938 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 2nd Company, Telegraph Triple Corps, Kwantung Army |
Shin Kanemaru (金丸 信 Kanemaru Shin, 17 September 1914 – 28 March 1996) was a Japanese politician who was a significant figure in the political arena of Japan from the 1970s to the early 1990s. He was also Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1977 to 1978.