Morihiro Hosokawa

Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕 Hosokawa Morihiro, b. January 14, 1937) is a Japanese politician who was the 79th Prime Minister of Japan from August 9, 1993 to April 28, 1994. His coalition was the first non-Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) government since 1955.

Early life

Hosokawa was born into a branch of the ancient Fujiwara family (Hosokawa clan) in Tokyo (the former Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe was his grandfather) and received his LL.B. from Sophia University in 1961. After working for the Asahi Shimbun for several years, he was elected to the House of Councillors of Japan as a member of the LDP in 1971, representing Kumamoto Prefecture.

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Fujiwara - Hosokawa clan - Tokyo - Fumimaro Konoe - LL.B. - Sophia University - 1961 - Asahi Shimbun - House of Councillors of Japan - 1971 - Kumamoto Prefecture

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After serving two terms in the National Diet, he left in 1983 to become the governor of Kumamoto, where he served until 1991.

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National Diet - 1983 - 1991

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In 1992, he announced that he could no longer stand the corruption in the LDP, and left to found the reformist Japan New Party (JNP).

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1992 - Japan New Party

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