Yasuhiro Nakasone

Prime Minister of Japan

27 May 1918 Takasaki, Gunma, Japan

29 November 2019(2019-11-29) (101) Tokyo, Japan

27 November 1982 – 6 November 1987

Japanese politician Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曽根 康弘 , Nakasone Yasuhiro, 27 May 1918 – 29 November 2019) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 1982 to 1987. He was a member of the House of Representatives for more than 50 years. He was best known for pushing through the privatization of state-owned companies, and for helping to revitalize Japanese nationalism during and after his term as prime minister.