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Morihiro Hosokawa

1938 - Today

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Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕, Hosokawa Morihiro; born 14 January 1938) is a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1993 to 1994. He led an eight-party coalition government which was the first Japanese government not headed by a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) premier since 1955. Born to a prominent family in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hosokawa is a grandson of Prince Fumimaro Konoe. He graduated from Sophia University before working at the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, and was elected to the National Diet in 1971 before leaving to serve as governor of his home prefecture from 1983 to 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Morihiro Hosokawa is the 6,403rd most popular politician (down from 6,204th in 2019), the 518th most popular biography from Japan (down from 457th in 2019) and the 177th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Morihiro Hosokawa ranks 6,403 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodora Komnene, Friedrich Kellner, Emperor Go-Ichijō, Viola Amherd, Pierre Gemayel, and King Zhao of Zhou. After him are ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Johan Ferrier, Rómulo Betancourt, Antipope Benedict X, Icel of Mercia, and Leonardo Loredan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Morihiro Hosokawa ranks 123. Before him are John du Pont, John Kufuor, Jesús María Pereda, Enrico Macias, Josef Koudelka, and Jerry West. After him are Tereza Kesovija, Tom Regan, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Fred Stolle, Eddie Cochran, and Ted Turner.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Morihiro Hosokawa ranks 518 out of 6,245. Before him are Mamoru Oshii (1951), Kantarō Suzuki (1868), Sessue Hayakawa (1886), Minoru Genda (1904), Kawakami Gensai (1834), and Emperor Go-Ichijō (1008). After him are Ueda Akinari (1734), Shigeru Takahashi (null), Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196), Mitsuo Kamata (1937), Hayato Ikeda (1899), and Sadao Araki (1877).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Morihiro Hosokawa ranks 177. Before him are Takeo Fukuda (1905), Kiichi Miyazawa (1919), Emperor Jomei (593), Kantarō Suzuki (1868), Minoru Genda (1904), and Emperor Go-Ichijō (1008). After him are Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196), Hayato Ikeda (1899), Emperor Kazan (967), Emperor Go-Murakami (1328), Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1435), and Tokugawa Ienari (1773).

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