Ryutaro Hashimoto
| Ryutaro Hashimoto | |
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| 橋本 龍太郎 | |
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 11 January 1996 – 30 July 1998 |
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| Monarch | Akihito |
| Deputy | Wataru Kubo |
| Preceded by | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Succeeded by | Keizō Obuchi |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 2 October 1995 – 11 January 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Yōhei Kōno |
| Succeeded by | Wataru Kubo |
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Minister of Finance Acting |
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In office 28 January 1998 – 30 January 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Hikaru Matsunaga |
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In office 10 August 1989 – 14 October 1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Murayama |
| Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu (Acting) |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
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In office 30 June 1994 – 11 January 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Eijiro Hata |
| Succeeded by | Shunpei Tsukahara |
| Minister of Transport | |
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In office 22 July 1986 – 6 November 1987 |
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| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Shintaro Ishihara |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 7 December 1978 – 9 November 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Ozawa |
| Succeeded by | Kyoichi Noro |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 July 1937 Sōja, Japan |
| Died | 1 July 2006 (aged 68) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Children | Gaku Hashimoto |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本 龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryūtarō?, 29 July 1937 – 1 July 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan from 11 January 1996 to 30 July 1998. He was the leader of one of the largest factions within the ruling LDP through most of the 1990s and remained a powerful back-room player in Japanese politics until scandal forced him to resign his leadership position in 2004. Disgraced, he chose not to stand in the general election of 2005, and effectively retired from politics. He died on 1 July 2006 at a Tokyo hospital.
Hashimoto was born on 29 July 1937, in Sōja in Okayama Prefecture. His father, Ryōgo Hashimoto, was a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. Following his father's lead, Ryutaro received his degree in political science from Keio University in 1960, and was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1963.
He moved through the ranks of the Liberal Democratic Party over the next twenty years, landing a spot as Minister of Health and Welfare under premier Masayoshi Ōhira in 1978, and in 1980 became the LDP's director of finance and public administration. He again became a cabinet minister in 1986 under Yasuhiro Nakasone, and in 1989 became secretary general of the LDP, the highest rank short of party president (if the LDP is in government, usually also the prime minister.)
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