Hitoshi Ashida
Hitoshi Ashida | |
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芦田 均 | |
Official portrait, 1948 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 10 March 1948 – 15 October 1948 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Governor | Douglas MacArthur |
| Deputy | Suehiro Nishio |
| Preceded by | Tetsu Katayama |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 June 1947 – 15 October 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Tetsu Katayama Himself |
| Preceded by | Tetsu Katayama (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 1 June 1947 – 10 March 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Tetsu Katayama |
| Preceded by | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Succeeded by | Suehiro Nishio |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 9 October 1945 – 22 May 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Preceded by | Kenzō Matsumura |
| Succeeded by | Yoshinari Kawai |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 February 1932 – 20 June 1959 | |
| Constituency | Kyoto 3rd (1932–1946) Kyoto at-large (1946–1947) Kyoto 2nd (1947–1959) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1887 |
| Died | 20 June 1959 (aged 71) Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | LDP (1955–1959) |
| Other political affiliations | Rikken Seiyūkai (before 1940) IRAA (1940–1945) JLP (1945–1947) DP (1947–1950) NDP (1950–1952) Kaishintō (1952–1954) JDP (1954–1955) |
| Spouse |
Sumi Hase (m. 1918) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Signature | |
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Hitoshi Ashida (芦田 均, Ashida Hitoshi; 15 November 1887 – 20 June 1959) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1948. He was a prominent figure in the immediate postwar political landscape, but was forced to resign his leadership responsibilities after a corruption scandal (Shōwa Denkō Jiken) targeting two of his cabinet ministers.