Ryutaro Hashimoto

Ryutaro Hashimoto
橋本 龍太郎
Prime Meenister o Japan
In office 11 Januar 1996 – 30 Julie 1998
Monarch	Akihito
Depute	Wataru Kubo
Precedit bi	Tomiichi Murayama
Succeedit bi	Keizō Obuchi
Deputy Prime Meenister o Japan
In office 2 October 1995 – 11 Januar 1996
Prime Meenister	Tomiichi Murayama
Precedit bi	Yohei Kono
Succeedit bi	Wataru Kubo
Meenister o Finance Actin
In office 28 Januar 1998 – 30 Januar 1998
Prime Meenister	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Precedit bi	Hiroshi Mitsuzuka
Succeedit bi	Hikaru Matsunaga
In office 10 August 1989 – 14 October 1991
Prime Meenister	Toshiki Kaifu
Precedit bi	Tatsuo Murayama
Succeedit bi	Toshiki Kaifu (Actin)
Meenister o Economy, Trade an Industry
In office 30 Juin 1994 – 11 Januar 1996
Prime Meenister	Tomiichi Murayama
Precedit bi	Eijiro Hata
Succeedit bi	Shunpei Tsukahara
Meenister o Transport
In office 22 Julie 1986 – 6 November 1987
Prime Meenister	Yasuhiro Nakasone
Precedit bi	Hiroshi Mitsuzuka
Succeedit bi	Shintaro Ishihara
Meenister o Health
In office 7 December 1978 – 9 November 1979
Prime Meenister	Masayoshi Ohira
Precedit bi	Tatsuo Ozawa
Succeedit bi	Kyoichi Noro
Personal details
Born	29 Julie 1937(1937-07-29) Sōja, Okayama Empire o Japan
Dee'd	1 Julie 2006(2006-07-01) (aged 68) Tokyo, Japan
Poleetical pairty	Liberal Democratic Pairty
Bairns	Gaku Hashimoto
Alma mater	Keio Varsity

Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本 龍太郎, Hashimoto Ryūtarō, 29 Julie 1937 – 1 Julie 2006) wis a Japanese politeecian who served as the 82nt an 83rd Prime Meenister o Japan frae 11 Januar 1996 tae 30 Julie 1998. He wis the leader o ane o the lairgest factions within the rulin LDP through maist o the 1990s an remained a pouerful back-ruim player in Japanese politics till scandal forced him tae resign his leadership poseetion in 2004. Disgraced, he chose nae tae staund in the general election o 2005, an effectively retired frae politics. He died on 1 Julie 2006 at a Tokyo hospital.