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Shinzo Abe

Prime Minister of Japan, 2006 to 2007 and 2012 to 2020

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Japan’s longest-serving prime minister pursued “Abenomics” stimulus and a bigger role for Japan’s military. He was assassinated in 2022.

Shinzo Abe sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Shinzo Abe sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Shinzo Abe

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People furthest from Shinzo Abe

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19402%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19804%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20064%Petra Kelly German Green co-founder, 1947 to 19925%

Political views closest to Shinzo Abe

NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…98%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…97%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…96%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Prime Minister of Japan Official, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.