How tall is Tarō Asō?

Tarō Asō's listed height is 173 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 91% of men in Japan.

Where 173 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 91% of men in Japan born in 1940 (average 165.2 cm).

About Tarō Asō

Tarō Asō is a Japanese politician and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, born on 20 September 1940 in Iizuka. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1979 and served in numerous ministerial roles, including Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from 2003 to 2005 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007.

Asō became Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party in 2008, having also held the role temporarily in 2007. He was elected party president in September 2008 and became Prime Minister of Japan the same month, serving until 2009. He resigned as party president after the party lost the election a year later. After the party returned to government in 2012 under Shinzo Abe, he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2021, the longest-serving in Japanese history.

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Asō is married to Chikako Asō. He leads the Shikōkai faction within the party.

Frequently asked

How tall is Tarō Asō in feet and inches? Tarō Asō is 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

Is Tarō Asō tall for men in Japan? At 173 cm he is taller than about 91% of men in Japan born in 1940, whose average height is 165.2 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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