Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns as PM: Key dates in his tenure

According to local news reports, Abe suffers from ulcerative colitis, a chronic medical condition that he has lived with since he was a teenager, but one that has exacerbated more recently.

It is his first visit in nearly seven years.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 66, resigned Friday citing health concerns. Abe recently became Japan’s longest-serving leader, breaking the record of spending the maximum number of days in office that was previously set by his great-uncle, Eisaku Sato, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. According to local news reports, Abe suffers from ulcerative colitis, a chronic medical condition that he has lived with since he was a teenager, but one that has exacerbated more recently.

Here are some key dates in his life and career:

Sept 21, 1954: Shinzo Abe is born to parents who both came from political families, and his father, Shintaro Abe, later became foreign minister.

1977: Graduated from Seikei University in Tokyo.

1979: Starts working at Kobe Steel.

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1993: First elected as legislator from the southwestern prefecture of Yamaguchi.

2005: Appointed chief Cabinet secretary under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

2006: Is elected leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party, making him prime minister.

2007: Resigns as prime minister, citing health reasons.

2012: Starts his second stint as prime minister.

2013: Embarks on his ?Abenomics? policies to encourage growth through easy lending and structural reforms.

2017 and 2019: Holds meetings with US President Donald Trump, including golfing.

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Aug 24, 2020: Becomes Japan’s longest-serving prime minister by consecutive days in office, surpassing his great uncle.

Aug 28, 2020: Abe announces he will step down, citing health reasons.

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