Yoshiro Mori facts for kids

Yoshiro Mori
Yoshiro Mori
	森喜朗
Prime Minister of Japan
	In office; 5 April 2000 – 26 April 2001
Monarch	Akihito
Preceded by	Mikio Aoki (Acting)
Succeeded by	Junichiro Koizumi
Minister of Construction
	In office; 8 August 1995 – 11 January 1996
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
Prime Minister	Kiichi Miyazawa
Preceded by	Kozo Watanabe
Succeeded by	Hiroshi Kumagai
Minister of Education
	In office; 27 December 1983 – 1 November 1984
Prime Minister	Yasuhiro Nakasone
Preceded by	Mitsuo Setoyama
Succeeded by	Hikaru Matsunaga
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 1969
Preceded by	New constituency
Majority	129,785 (57.63%)
Personal details
Born	14 July 1937 (age 83); 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.

Images for kids

Mori with George W. Bush
Mori with Vladimir Putin on 25 March 2001
Mori at the grave of his father in Shelekhov