Tsutomu Hata

80th Prime Minister of Japan (1935-2017)

Tsutomu Hata (羽田 孜, Hata Tsutomu, 24 August 1935 – 28 August 2017) was a Japanese politician. He was the 80th Prime Minister of Japan for 9 weeks in 1994.[1] He was a member of the lower house representing Nagano 3rd district. He was elected 14 times, retiring in 2012.[2]

Tsutomu Hata
羽田 孜
Prime Minister of Japan
In office
28 April 1994 – 30 June 1994
MonarchAkihito
Preceded byMorihiro Hosokawa
Succeeded byTomiichi Murayama
Deputy Prime Minister of Japan
In office
9 August 1993 – 28 April 1994
Prime MinisterMorihiro Hosokawa
Preceded byMasaharu Kotoda
Succeeded byYohei Kono
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
9 August 1993 – 28 April 1994
Prime MinisterMorihiro Hosokawa
Preceded byKabun Muto
Succeeded byKoji Kakizawa
Minister of Finance
In office
5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byToshiki Kaifu
Acting
Succeeded byYoshiro Hayashi
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
27 December 1988 – 3 June 1989
Prime MinisterNoboru Takeshita
Preceded byTakashi Sato
Succeeded byHisao Horinouchi
In office
28 December 1985 – 22 July 1986
Prime MinisterYasuhiro Nakasone
Preceded byMoriyoshi Sato
Succeeded byMutsuki Kato
Personal details
Born(1935-08-24)24 August 1935
Tokyo, Japan
Died28 August 2017(2017-08-28) (aged 82)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyDemocratic Party (1998–2017)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Democratic Party (Before 1993)
Renewal Party (1993–1994)
New Frontier Party (1994-1996)
Sun Party (1996–1998)
Good Governance Party (1998)
Spouse(s)Ayako Hata
ChildrenYuichiro Hata
Alma materSeijo University

Hata died on 28 August 2017 in Tokyo from problems caused by dementia at the age of 82.[3]

References change

  1. "Constructive Chaos in Japan". The New York Times. 29 June 1994. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  2. DPJ website Tsutomu Hata – Profile 2011[permanent dead link] Retrieved on 12 August 2012
  3. "Former Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata dies at 82". The Japan Times. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

Other websites change