Ryutaro Hashimoto
Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本 龍太郎, Hashimoto Ryūtarō, 29 July 1937 – 1 July 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998. He was the leader of one of the largest factions within the ruling LDP through most of the 1990s and remained a powerful back-room player in Japanese politics until scandal forced him to resign his leadership position in 2004. Disgraced, he chose not to stand in the general election of 2005, and effectively retired from politics.
Ryūtarō Hashimoto | |
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橋本 龍太郎 | |
Official portrait, 1996 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 11 January 1996 – 30 July 1998 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Deputy | Wataru Kubo |
| Preceded by | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Succeeded by | Keizō Obuchi |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 2 October 1995 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Yōhei Kōno |
| Succeeded by | Wataru Kubo |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 28 January 1998 – 30 January 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Hikaru Matsunaga |
| In office 10 August 1989 – 14 October 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Murayama |
| Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
| In office 30 June 1994 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Eijiro Hata |
| Succeeded by | Shunpei Tsukahara |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 22 July 1986 – 6 November 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Shintaro Ishihara |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 7 December 1978 – 9 November 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Ozawa |
| Succeeded by | Kyoichi Noro |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Okayama 4th District Okayama 2nd District (1963-1996) | |
| In office 21 November 1963 – 11 September 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1937 Sōja, Okayama, Japan |
| Died | 1 July 2006 (aged 68) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Children | Gaku Hashimoto |
| Relatives | Daijiro Hashimoto (brother) |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Signature | |
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