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Yoshirō Mori

1937 - Today

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Yoshirō Mori (森 喜朗, Mori Yoshirō; born 14 July 1937) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2000 to 2001. He was unpopular in opinion polls during his time in office, and is known for making controversial statements, both during and after his premiership. Mori was born in present-day Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan, and worked as a journalist before entering politics. In 1969, Mori was elected in the lower house for the Ishikawa 2nd district. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshirō Mori is the 5,568th most popular politician (down from 5,540th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Japan (down from 387th in 2019) and the 140th most popular Japanese Politician.

Yoshirō Mori is most famous for being the prime minister of Japan from 2000 to 2001.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yoshirō Mori ranks 5,568 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Ritter von Epp, Bayan I, Josef Bühler, Prusias I of Bithynia, Jón Sigurðsson, and Assef Shawkat. After him are Batbayan, Sikandar Lodi, Ulf Kristersson, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, and Eleanor of Viseu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Yoshirō Mori ranks 87. Before him are Manuel Pinto da Costa, Karel Schwarzenberg, Yılmaz Güney, Tom Simpson, Thomas Nagel, and Valentin Pavlov. After him are Tamara Bunke, Tamara Press, Song Hye-rim, Maryse Condé, Dragoslav Šekularac, and George Takei.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshirō Mori ranks 425 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127), Kido Takayoshi (1833), Emperor Montoku (827), Emperor Chōkei (1343), Emperor Go-Hanazono (1419), and Takashi Mizuno (1931). After him are Hishikawa Moronobu (1618), Seishirō Itagaki (1885), Hara Takashi (1856), Masamune (1300), Yumi Umeoka (1950), and Shohei Imamura (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Yoshirō Mori ranks 140. Before him are Emperor Go-Toba (1180), Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127), Kido Takayoshi (1833), Emperor Montoku (827), Emperor Chōkei (1343), and Emperor Go-Hanazono (1419). After him are Hara Takashi (1856), Masamune (1300), Emperor Yōzei (867), Emperor Antoku (1178), Emperor Juntoku (1197), and Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347).

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