Morihiro Hosokawa Politician

Morihiro Hosokawa (細川護煕, Hosokawa Morihiro, born 14 January 1938) is a Japanese politician who was the 79th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 August 1993 to 28 April 1994. His coalition was the first non-Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) government since 1955. He ran as a candidate for governor of Tokyo in the February 2014 gubernatorial election as an independent supported by the Democratic Party of Japan. He is since 2005 the 16th Head of the Hosokawa clan, one of the noble families in Japan.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 14, 1938
Birth place	Tokyo , Empire of Japan
Education	Sophia University

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Office holder

monarch	Akihito
office	Member of the House of Representatives Prime Minister of Japan
other party	New Frontier Party (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Japan New Party Good Governance Party
party	Democratic Party of Japan
region	Kumamoto Prefecture
successor	Tsutomu Hata Eiichi Iwashita