Akie Abe
wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe
Akie Abe (安倍 昭恵, Abe Akie; née Matsuzaki; born 10 June 1962) is a Japanese radio DJ. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. This means, she was the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan twice from 2006 until 2007 and again from 2012 until 2020.
Akie Abe | |
|---|---|
安倍昭恵 | |
.jpg) Abe in 2019 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 16 September 2020 | |
| Monarch | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Hitomi Noda |
| Succeeded by | Mariko Suga |
| In office 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007 | |
| Monarch | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Chieko Maki (as wife of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori) |
| Succeeded by | Kiyoko Fukuda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Akie Matsuzaki (松崎昭恵) 10 June 1962 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Mother | Emiko Matsuzaki |
| Father | Akio Matsuzaki |
| Relatives | Nobusuke Kishi (grandfather-in-law) Shintaro Abe (father-in-law) Nobuo Kishi (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart Professional Training College Rikkyo University |
| Occupation | Radio DJ |
Abe was the first spouse of a Japanese prime minister to actively use social media, and was active on Facebook and Instagram.[1]
She married Abe in 1987. They were married until Shinzo Abe's assassination in 2022.
References
change- ↑ "Akie Abe's social media silence creates questions". Mainichi Daily News. 2017-04-10. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
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