Morihiro Hosokawa
| Morihiro Hosokawa | |
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| 細川 護熙 | |
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 9 August 1993 – 28 April 1994 |
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| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Tsutomu Hata |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 18 July 1993 – 7 May 1998 |
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| Succeeded by | Eiichi Iwashita |
| Constituency | (Old 1st district, Kumamoto Prefecture →) 1st district, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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In office 26 July 1992 – 18 July 1993 |
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| Constituency | National |
| Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture | |
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In office 11 February 1983 – 10 February 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Issei Sawada |
| Succeeded by | Joji Fukushima |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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In office 4 July 1971 – 11 February 1983 |
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| Constituency | National (1971-77) Kumamoto (1977-83) |
| Personal details | |
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14 January 1938 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal Democratic Party (Before 1992) Japan New Party (1992–1994) New Frontier Party (1994–1997) From Five (1997-1998) Good Governance Party (1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Kayoko Hosokawa |
| Alma mater | Sophia University |
Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕 Hosokawa Morihiro?, born 14 January 1938) is a Japanese politician who was the 79th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 August 1993 to 28 April 1994. His coalition was the first non-Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) government since 1955. He ran as a candidate for governor of Tokyo in the February 2014 gubernatorial election as an independent supported by the Democratic Party of Japan. He is since 2005, the 18th Head of the Kumamoto-Hosokawa clan, one of the noble families in Japan.
Morihiro Hosokawa was born in Tokyo as the eldest grandson of Moritatsu, 3rd Marquess Hosokawa, and the 16th Head of the Hosokawa clan. His maternal grandfather is the pre-war prime minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe.He is also a descendant of Christian heroine Gracia Hosokawa.
Hosokawa received his LL.B. degree from Sophia University in 1961. After working for the newspaper Asahi Shimbun as journalist for five years, he made an unsuccessful run in the 1969 general election. He was elected to the House of Councillors of Japan as an LDP representative of Kumamoto Prefecture in 1971, with his campaign funded by party boss Kakuei Tanaka.
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