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
(1878-09-22)22 September 1878 Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Died
20 October 1967(1967-10-20) (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
Tarō Asō (grandson)
Nobuko, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (granddaughter)
Alma mater
University of Tokyo
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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.[1]
Serving as Ambassador to the United Kingdom prior to WWII, Yoshida was part of Japan's peace faction opposing the escalation of tensions between Japan and the Allied powers. Following the war, Yoshida, alongside Douglas MacArthur, played a pivotal role in Japan's postwar recovery and the transformation of Japan into a democratic constitutional monarchy. He was praised by US President Richard Nixon as one of the greatest world leaders during his lifetime.[2]
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^Nixon, Richard (25 October 1982). Leaders. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-51249-7.
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