Sōsuke Uno
Prime Minister of Japan in 1989 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sōsuke Uno (宇野 宗佑, Uno Sōsuke, 27 August 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a Japanese politician who was briefly Prime Minister of Japan in 1989, the first Prime Minister who came from Shiga Prefecture. [1] A scandal exposed by the geisha Mitsuko Nakanishi contributed to his premature resignation from office after just sixty-eight days.
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Sōsuke Uno | |
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宇野 宗佑 | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 3 June 1989 – 10 August 1989 | |
Monarch | Akihito |
Preceded by | Noboru Takeshita |
Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 8 November 1987 – 3 June 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Noboru Takeshita |
Preceded by | Tadashi Kuranari |
Succeeded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
In office 10 June 1983 – 27 November 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Preceded by | Sadanori Yamanaka |
Succeeded by | Hikosaburo Okonogi |
Director General of the Administrative Management Agency | |
In office 9 November 1979 – 17 July 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Masayoshi Ōhira |
Preceded by | Motohiko Kanai |
Succeeded by | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Director General of the Science and Technology Agency | |
In office 24 December 1976 – 28 November 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Takeo Fukuda |
Preceded by | Masao Maeda |
Succeeded by | Tasaburo Kumagai |
Director General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
In office 11 November 1974 – 9 December 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka |
Preceded by | Sadanori Yamanaka |
Succeeded by | Michita Sakata |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 20 November 1960 – 20 October 1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1922-08-27)27 August 1922 Moriyama, Shiga, Empire of Japan |
Died | 19 May 1998(1998-05-19) (aged 75) Moriyama, Shiga, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Spouse | Chiyo Uno |
Alma mater | Kobe University of Commerce |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1943–45 |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
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