Yoshio Sakurauchi

Yoshio Sakurauchi (櫻内 義雄, Sakurauchi Yoshio, 8 May 1912 – 6 July 2003) was a Japanese politician and a significant member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan.

Early life and education

Sakurauchi was born in Tokyo on 8 May 1912. He was the son of Yukio Sakurauchi, late lower house member and finance minister. Yoshio Sakurauchi attended the Keio schools from kindergarten through university. His brother, Kimio, served as an executive at Chugoku Electric.

Career

Sakurauchi began his political career in 1947, when he was first elected to the lower house of Parliament. His constituency included Kashima. He served at the lower house for 18 terms. He was also once elected to the upper house, serving there for 19 months.

He held different ministerial and party posts in his career. In addition, he was leader of the Kano faction in the LDP. This faction was renamed as the Nakasone faction in 1965. His leadership of the faction lasted until 1989. Then the faction was headed by Michio Watanabe.