LDP Second floor Secretary-General 1498 days longest in history 8:05 on September 8

The secretary-general of the second floor of the Liberal-Democratic Party has been in office for 14 days, with the term of office being 8 days.


One of the focus of the personnel affairs of the LDP president, who will succeed Prime Minister Abe, is whether Mr. Nikai will continue to cast.

The secretary-general of the second floor of the Liberal Democratic Party succeeded Tanigaki and former secretary-general who retired from the political world due to a bicycle accident, and took office four years ago in August 2016. Will be 1498 days.



As a result, Mr. Nikai, who was called a politician and acted as secretary-general twice, surpassed 1497 days by Kakuei Tanaka, former prime minister, and became the longest time ever.



Mr. Nikai has the longest consecutive term of office in August last year, and has become the longest in his career.



Mr. Nikai supported the administration of Prime Minister Abe's administration, including leading the extension of the LDP's term of office as Prime Minister, and in this presidential election, he met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga the day after Prime Minister Abe's resignation was announced. As soon as possible, we raised the second-ranking group led by ourselves and launched a support policy.



Mr. Suga said in a press conference on the 7th, Mr. Nikai said, "In order to carry out the policy, it is essential that the government and the ruling party work closely. The secretary-general will firmly organize the party. I am very pleased to hear that."



Whether or not Mr. Nikai will continue to invest will be one of the focus of the personnel affairs of the new LDP president elected on 14th of this month.