Ōhira Masayoshi

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Ōhira Masayoshi ( Japanese 大平 正芳 ; born March 12, 1910 in Wada (today: Kan'onji ), † June 12, 1980 in Tokyo ) was a statesman and the 68th and 69th Prime Minister of Japan .

From 1962 to 1964 and from 1972 to 1974 Ōhira was foreign minister, from 1974 to 1976 finance minister and from 7 December 1978 until his death the prime minister of his country.

In 1979 he chaired the G7 summit in Tokyo and hosted the conference. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) , from which he was elected in 1978 as its party leader. His successor as Prime Minister was Zenko Suzuki ; The predecessor in office was Fukuda Takeo .

literature

  • Seizaburō Satō, Ken'ichi Kōyama, Shunpei Kumon: Postwar politician: the life of former Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira . Kodansha International, Tokyo 1990, ISBN 0-87011-999-0

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Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Ōhira is the family name, Masayoshi the first name.
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SURNAME Ōhira, Masayoshi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 大平 正芳 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese politician, 68th and 69th Prime Ministers of Japan
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Wada (today: Kan'onji )
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1980
Place of death Tokyo