| Native name | 新自由クラブ Shin-jiyū-kurabu |
|---|---|
| Leader | Yōhei Kōno |
| Secretary general | Takeo Nishioka |
| Foundation | June 25, 1976 |
| Dissolved | August 15, 1986 |
| Split | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Merged | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Ideology | Progressivism[1] |
| Country | Japan |
New Liberal Club (新自由クラブ, Shin-jiyū-kurabu) was a political party in Japan that was founded on 25 June 1976 as a breakaway from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
The New Liberal Club formed a coalition government with the LDP in December 1983, with the New Liberal's president, Seiichi Tagawa, serving as the Minister of Home Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.[2]
It rejoined the LDP on 15 August 1986.
Leaders of the New Liberal Club
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 | Yōhei Kōno | June 1976 | February 1979 | |
| 2 | Seiichi Tagawa | February 1979 | June 1984 | |
| 3 | Yōhei Kōno | June 1984 | August 1986 | |
Election results
House of Representatives
| Election year | Leader | Candidates |
| Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Yōhei Kōno | 25 | New | ||
| 1979 | Seiichi Tagawa | 31 | 13 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | 8 | |||
| 1983 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 1986 | Yōhei Kōno | 12 | 2 |
House of Councillors
| Election year | Leader | Seats | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Contested | |||
| 1977 | Yōhei Kōno | |||
| 1980 | Seiichi Tagawa | |||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1986 | Yōhei Kōno | |||
References
- ^ Beeman, Michael L. (2002). Public Policy and Economic Competition in Japan: Change and Continuity in Antimonopoly Policy, 1973-1995. Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-0415249690. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Former minister Tagawa dies at 91". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. August 9, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- "ja:新自由クラブ関係文書" (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2009.