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Takeo Fukuda (福田 赳夫 Fukuda Takeo January 14, 1905– July 5, 1995) was a Japanese politician and the 67th Prime Minister of Japan from December 24, 1976 to December 7, 1978.

He was born in Gumma Prefecture and attended Tokyo Imperial University. Before and during World War II, he served as a bureaucrat in the Finance Ministry and as Chief Cabinet SecretaryIn Japan, the Chief Cabinet Secretary (: Naikaku kanbo chokan is a Minister of State charged with directing the Cabinet Secretariat. In addition to overseeing the administrative operations of the Cabinet, the Chief Cabinet Secretary serves as the governme. After the war, he directed Japan's general accounting office.

In 1952Summary of notable events in 1952 . Events January events January 8 West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. January 24 Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada., Fukuda was elected to the House of Representatives representing the third district of Gumma. He was elected party secretary in 1957Events January January 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. January 3 Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch January 4 After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published January 5 Russell Endean becomes t and served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (1959-69), Minister of Finance (1969-71), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1971-73), and Director of the Economic Planning Agency (1974-76). He was a candidate for prime minister in 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un but lost to Kakuei TanakaRichard Nixon, during a Washington visit in July of 1973. Kakuei Tanaka ( Tanaka Kakuei May 4, 1918 December 16, 1993) was a Japanese politician and the 64th and 65th Prime Minister of Japan from July 7, 1972 to December 22, 1972 and from December 22, 197.

He took over the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party of Japan President Junichiro Koizumi Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe Founded 1955 Headquarters 1-11-23 Nagatacho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan Political ideology conservative Representatives 249 Councillors 114 Website The Liberal Democ (LDP) from Takeo MikiTakeo Miki ( Miki Takeo March 17, 1907 November 4, 1988) was a Japanese politician and the 66th Prime Minister of Japan. Born in Tokushima prefecture, Miki was elected to the Diet in 1937 and remained there until at least 1984. He took over from Kakuei Ta after the party's poor showing in the 1976 election. It remained in office, but relied on the support of minor parties to maintain a parliamentary majority. Fukuda drew international criticism when he caved in to the demands of a group of terrorists who hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 472Japan Airlines Flight 472 was hijacked by the Japanese Red Army on September 28, 1977. The Douglas DC-8, en route from Paris to Haneda Airport in Tokyo with 156 people on board, stopped in Mumbai, India. Shortly after taking off from Mumbai, five armed JR, saying "Jinmei wa chikyû yori omoi (Human life is more important than the world)."

In an effort to end the LDP's faction system, Fukuda introduced primary elections within the party. Ironically, in the first primary towards the end of 1978, he was beaten by Masayoshi Ohira for the presidency of the LDP, and forced to resign as Prime Minister.

Fukuda was later instrumental in the formation of the Inter Action Council. He retired from politics in 1990 and died in 1995. His eldest son, Yasuo Fukuda , is also an active political figure.