Shigeru Yoshida
Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂, Yoshida Shigeru) (22 September 1878 – 20 October 1967) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1954. Yoshida was one of the longest-serving Japanese prime ministers, and is the third-longest serving prime minister of post-occupation Japan.
Shigeru Yoshida | |
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| 吉田 茂 | |
Official portrait, 1946 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 15 October 1948 – 10 December 1954 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Governor | |
| Deputy | Jōji Hayashi Taketora Ogata |
| Preceded by | Hitoshi Ashida |
| Succeeded by | Ichirō Hatoyama |
| In office 22 May 1946 – 24 May 1947 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Governor | Douglas MacArthur |
| Deputy | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Preceded by | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Succeeded by | Tetsu Katayama |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Kochi At-large District | |
| In office 26 April 1947 – 23 October 1963 | |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 19 December 1945 – 3 May 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1878 Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Died | 20 October 1967 (aged 89) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (1955–1967) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (1945–1948) Democratic Liberal (1948–1950) Liberal (1950–1955) |
| Spouse |
Yukiko Makino
(m. 1909; died 1941) |
| Children | 4, including Ken'ichi |
| Relatives |
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| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Signature | |
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