Sadakazu Tanigaki

Sadakazu Tanigaki
谷垣 禎一
Official portrait, 2009
President of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office
28 September 2009 – 26 September 2012
Vice PresidentTadamori Ōshima
Secretary-General
Preceded byTarō Asō
Succeeded byShinzo Abe
Ministerial offices
Minister of Justice
In office
26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byMakoto Taki
Succeeded byMidori Matsushima
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
In office
2 August 2008 – 24 September 2008
Prime MinisterYasuo Fukuda
Preceded byTetsuzo Fuyushiba
Succeeded byNariaki Nakayama
Minister of Finance
In office
22 September 2003 – 26 September 2006
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byMasajuro Shiokawa
Succeeded byKōji Omi
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
30 September 2002 – 22 September 2003
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byJin Murai
Succeeded byKiyoko Ono
Chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission
In office
25 February 2000 – 4 July 2000
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Yoshirō Mori
Preceded byMichio Ochi
Succeeded byKimitaka Kuze
Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency
In office
11 September 1997 – 30 July 1998
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byRiichirō Chikaoka
Succeeded byYutaka Takeyama
Party political offices
Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office
3 September 2014 – 3 August 2016
PresidentShinzo Abe
Preceded byShigeru Ishiba
Succeeded byToshihiro Nikai
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
8 August 1983 – 28 September 2017
Preceded bySen'ichi Tanigaki
Succeeded byTarō Honda
ConstituencyKyoto 2nd (1983–1996)
Kyoto 5th (1996–2017)
Personal details
Born (1945-03-07) 7 March 1945
Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
FatherSen'ichi Tanigaki
EducationAzabu High School
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Sadakazu Tanigaki (谷垣 禎一, Tanigaki Sadakazu; born 7 March 1945) is a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1983 to 2017. He was the President of the Liberal Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2009 to 2012.[1]

Tanigaki was the Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006. He was the Minister of Justice from 2012 to 2014. He was LDP Secretary-General from 2014 to 2016. He was a known critic of Shinzo Abe.[2]

Tanigaki injured his spinal cord in a bicycle accident in July 2016.[3] He made his first public appearance after the accident in October 2018, and addressed the Liberal Democratic Party Convention from a wheelchair in February 2019.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Opposition LDP picks Tanigaki as new leader as it tackles renewal Kyodo News, 28 September 2009
  2. ↑ "Abe's party rival takes on role of loyal critic". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Ex-LDP leader Tanigaki won't seek re-election in Lower House poll owing to spinal cord injury". The Japan Times Online. 2017-09-21. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Disabled LDP heavyweight Tanigaki tells party convention 'Paralympic athletes will inspire me'". Mainichi Daily News. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2020-09-11.


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