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Yoshiro Mori
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森 喜朗
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Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 5 April 2000 – 26 April 2001 |
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Monarch | Akihito |
Preceded by | Mikio Aoki (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Junichiro Koizumi |
Minister of Construction | |
In office 8 August 1995 – 11 January 1996 |
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Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
Preceded by | Koken Nosaka |
Succeeded by | Eiichi Nakao |
Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
In office 12 December 1992 – 20 July 1993 |
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Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Preceded by | Kozo Watanabe |
Succeeded by | Hiroshi Kumagai |
Minister of Education | |
In office 27 December 1983 – 1 November 1984 |
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Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Preceded by | Mitsuo Setoyama |
Succeeded by | Hikaru Matsunaga |
Assumed office 1969 |
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Preceded by | New constituency |
Majority | 129,785 (57.63%) |
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Born | 14 July 1937 Nomi, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Chieko Maki |
Children | Yūki Mori Yoko Fujimoto |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Yoshirō Mori (森 喜朗 Mori Yoshirō, born 14 July 1937) is a Japanese politician. He was the 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan from 5 April 2000 until 26 April 2001. Mori has been described as having "the heart of a flea and the brain of a shark,". He was not a well liked prime minister. Mori is mainly remembered today for his many gaffes. He is currently President of the Japan Rugby Football Union as well as the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union.
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Mori with George W. Bush
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Mori with Vladimir Putin on 25 March 2001

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