was a political party in Japan that was founded on 25 June 1976 as a breakaway from the

Liberal Democratic Party Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Liberal Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties have usually followed liberalism as ideology, although they can vary widely from very progr ...

(LDP). The New Liberal Club formed a

coalition government A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ...

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, prime minister of Japan from 1982 to 1987. His political term was best known for pushing through the privatization of state-owned companies and pursuing a hawkish and pro-U.S. fo ...

. It rejoined the LDP on 15 August 1986.

Leaders of the New Liberal Club

Election results

House of Representatives

House of Councillors

References

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