is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving in that role from 2000 to 2004 under Prime Ministers Yoshirō Mori and Junichiro Koizumi. His record was surpassed by Yoshihide Suga, who served almost twice as long.Keiichi Yamamura and Sachiko Sakamaki, [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aY0ClrGXIrYE&refer=japan "Fukuda Challenges Aso in Race to Be Prime Minister"], Bloomberg.com, 14 September 2007. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804230351/https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=d0aeddd0-52b5-11ef-997b-0f91c9d1bdad&url=L2FwcHMvbmV3cz9waWQ9MjA2MDExMDEmc2lkPWFZMENsckdYSXJZRSZyZWZlcj1qYXBhbg
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is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving in that role from 2000 to 2004 under Prime Ministers Yoshirō Mori and Junichiro Koizumi. His record was surpassed by Yoshihide Suga, who served almost twice as long.Keiichi Yamamura and Sachiko Sakamaki, [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aY0ClrGXIrYE&refer=japan "Fukuda Challenges Aso in Race to Be Prime Minister"], Bloomberg.com, 14 September 2007. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804230351/https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=d0aeddd0-52b5-11ef-997b-0f91c9d1bdad&url=L2FwcHMvbmV3cz9waWQ9MjA2MDExMDEmc2lkPWFZMENsckdYSXJZRSZyZWZlcj1qYXBhbg
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