Masayoshi Ohira
| Masayoshi Ōhira | |
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| 大平 正芳 | |
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| 43rd Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 7 December 1978 – 12 June 1980 |
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| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Preceded by | Takeo Fukuda |
| Succeeded by | Masayoshi Itō (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 March 1910 Kan'onji, Kagawa, Japan |
| Died | 12 June 1980 (aged 70) Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shigeko (1916-1990) |
| Children | Masaki Hiroshi Akira Yoshiko |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
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Masayoshi Ōhira (大平 正芳 Ōhira Masayoshi?, 12 March 1910 – 12 June 1980) was a Japanese politician and the 43rd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 December 1978 to 12 June 1980. Ōhira was the most recent Japanese prime minister to die in office (Keizō Obuchi was removed from office on 5 April 2000 after suddenly falling into a coma, a month before his death in May 2000).
He was born in present-day Kan'onji, Kagawa and attended Hitotsubashi University.
At the apex of his political life, Ōhira came to represent what were known as "mainstream factions" within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) which put him at odds with Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, who led what were known as an "anti-mainstream" faction. Ōhira served as foreign minister in the cabinet of Kakuei Tanaka until mid-July 1974. In a cabinet reshuffle, he was replaced by Toshio Kimura as foreign minister. Ōhira was appointed by Tanaka as finance minister in the same reshuffle and replaced Takeo Fukuda in July 1974.
Ōhira was elected to the presidency of the LDP in late 1978. On 7 December 1978, he was appointed 68th Prime Minister, successfully pushing Takeo Fukuda from his position.
Ōhira was the sixth Christian to hold this office after Hara Takashi, Takahashi Korekiyo, Ichirō Hatoyama, Tetsu Katayama, and Shigeru Yoshida.
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