Morihiro Hosokawa
50th Prime Minister of Japan
Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕, Hosokawa Morihiro, born 14 January 1938) is a Japanese politician. He was the 79th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 August 1993 to 28 April 1994. He became known as the first non-Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) government leader of Japan since 1955. He ran as a candidate for Governor of Tokyo as an independent supported by the Democratic Party of Japan in February 2014.[1]
Morihiro Hosokawa | |
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細川 護熙 | |
![]() Morihiro Hosokawa | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 9 August 1993 – 28 April 1994 | |
Monarch | Akihito |
Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Succeeded by | Tsutomu Hata |
Leader of the New Party | |
In office 22 May 1992 – 9 December 1994 | |
Preceded by | party established |
Succeeded by | party abolished |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 18 July 1993 – 7 May 1998 | |
Succeeded by | Eiichi Iwashita |
Constituency | (Old 1st district, Kumamoto Prefecture →) 1st district, Kumamoto Prefecture |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
In office 26 July 1992 – 18 July 1993 | |
Constituency | National |
Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture | |
In office 11 February 1983 – 10 February 1991 | |
Preceded by | Issei Sawada |
Succeeded by | Joji Fukushima |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
In office 4 July 1971 – 11 February 1983 | |
Constituency | National (1971–77) Kumamoto (1977–83) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tokyo, Empire of Japan | 14 January 1938
Political party | Democratic Party (1998–2016) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal Democratic Party (1969–92) Japan New Party (1992–94) New Frontier Party (1994–97) From Five (1997–98) Good Governance Party (1998) |
Spouse(s) |
Kayoko Ueda (m. 1971) |
Children | 3 (including Morimitsu) |
Alma mater | Sophia University |
References
change- ↑ Yoshida, Reiji (10 January 2014). "Any Hosokawa presence in Tokyo race bad for Abe". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
Other websites
change- Policy speech to the 127th Session of the National Diet 23 August 1993
- Policy speech to the 128th Session of the National Diet 21 September 1993
- Policy speech to the 129th Session of the National Diet 4 March 1994