Shintaro Abe

Shintaro Abe
安倍 晋太郎
Abe in 1982
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
27 November 1982  22 July 1986
Prime MinisterYasuhiro Nakasone
Preceded byYoshio Sakurauchi
Succeeded byTadashi Kuranari
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office
30 November 1981  27 November 1982
Prime MinisterZenkō Suzuki
Preceded byRokusuke Tanaka
Succeeded bySadanori Yamanaka
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
28 November 1977  7 December 1978
Prime MinisterTakeo Fukuda
Preceded bySunao Sonoda
Succeeded byRokusuke Tanaka
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
In office
9 December 1974  15 September 1976
Prime MinisterTakeo Miki
Preceded byTadao Kuraishi
Succeeded byBuichi Ōishi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
29 January 1967  15 May 1991
ConstituencyYamaguchi 1st
In office
23 May 1958  23 October 1963
ConstituencyYamaguchi 1st
Personal details
Born(1924-04-29)29 April 1924
Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died15 May 1991(1991-05-15) (aged 67)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
SpouseYoko Kishi
Children
Parents
  • Kan Abe (father)
  • Shizuko Abe (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Shintaro Abe (安倍 晋太郎, Abe Shintarō; April 29, 1924 – May 15, 1991) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1986. He was a leading member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He was the father of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and part of the Satō–Kishi–Abe family.