Shinzo Abe
- 1954 Born in Tokyo, grandson of former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi
- 1977 Graduated from Seikei University
- 1993 Elected for the first time to parliament
- 2003 Became secretary-general of Liberal Democratic Party
- 2005 Appointed chief cabinet secretary
- 2006 Became prime minister, stepped down in 2007
- 2012 Elected LDP leader in September, confirmed as prime minister in December