Hisashi Asō

Hisashi Asō
麻生 久
Asō in 1936
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 February 1936 – 6 September 1940
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byŌhashi Seitarō
ConstituencyTokyo 5th
Personal details
Born(1891-05-24)24 May 1891
Died6 September 1940(1940-09-06) (aged 49)
Tokyo, Japan
Resting placeTama Cemetery
PartyShakai Taishūtō (1932–1940)
Other political
affiliations
ChildrenYoshikata Asō
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
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Hisashi Asō (麻生 久, Asō Hisashi; 24 May 1891 – 6 September 1940) was a Japanese socialist politician and trade unionist active in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He served as chairman of the Social Mass Party (Shakai Taishūtō) and was a key figure in prewar proletarian parties and the labour movement, later advocating collaboration with right-wing renovationist elements and the military.