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

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with the LDP in December 1983, with the New Liberal's president, Seiichi Tagawa, serving as the

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

in the government of Prime Minister

Yasuhiro Nakasone was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 1982 to 1987. He was a member of the House of Representatives for more than 50 years. He was best known for pushing through the ...

. It rejoined the LDP on 15 August 1986.

Leaders of the New Liberal Club

Election results

House of Representatives

House of Councillors

References

* Defunct liberal political parties Defunct political parties in Japan Political parties disestablished in 1986 Political parties established in 1976 1976 establishments in Japan 1986 disestablishments in Japan Conservatism in Japan Conservative parties in Japan Neoliberal parties {{liberalparty-stub