Shigeru Yoshida Prime minister

Shigeru Yoshida (吉田茂, Yoshida Shigeru), KCVO (22 September 1878 – 20 October 1967) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1954.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 22, 1878
Birth place	Yokosuka Kanagawa , Empire of Japan
Religion	Catholic Church
Date of death	October 20, 1967
Place of death	Japan , Tokyo
Education	University of Tokyo
Children	Ken'ichi Yoshida (literary scholar)

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Politician

governor	Douglas MacArthur Matthew Ridgway
monarch	Hirohito
other party	Liberal Party (Japan 1945) Democratic Liberal Party (Japan)
party	Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
successor	Ichirō Hatoyama Tetsu Katayama