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Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三, Obuchi Keizō, 25 June 1937 – 14 May 2000) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 to 2000. Obuchi was elected to the House of Representatives in Gunma Prefecture in 1963, becoming the youngest legislator in Japanese history, and was re-elected to his seat eleven times.
Jun 22, 2024 · Obuchi Keizo was a Japanese politician who was prime minister from July 1998 to April 2000 and is credited with reversing Japan’s economic downturn. Obuchi received a degree in English literature from Waseda University, Tokyo, in 1962.
Profile of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. Brief Personal History. June 25,1937 Born in Gunma Prefecture. 1962. Graduates from the School of Literature of Waseda University (majoring in English Literature). 1963. Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives (H.R.). Is now serving his twelfth term.
Keizo Obuchi Prime Minister of Japan. Keizo Obuchi began his career as a politician at the young age of 26, when he was elected to the House of Representatives in November 1963.
When Keizo Obuchi began his political career in 1963 by winning a seat in the House of Representatives, he was just 26 years old, one year over the required age of 25 for candidates. This made him the youngest member ever elected to Japan's national legislature.
Feb 7, 2022 · Keizo Obuchi was born as a son of Mitsuhei Obuchi, who managed a silk mill and later served as a legislator of the Lower House, in a town of Nakanojo-machi, Agatsuma-gun of Gunma Prefecture on 25 June 1937. Download chapter PDF.
Profile of Former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. Keizo Obuchi was born on June 25, 1937 in Gunma Prefecture. In March 1962, he graduated from Waseda University and thereupon entered the Graduate School of Political Science at the same university.
May 15, 2000 · OKYO, May 14 -- Keizo Obuchi, a bland, self-effacing politician who as Japan's prime minister brought some stability to the country's faltering economy and fractious politics, died...
Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三, Obuchi Keizō, 25 June 1937 – 14 May 2000) was a Japanese politician. He served in the House of Representatives for twelve terms. He became the 84th Prime Minister of Japan from 30 July 1998 to 5 April 2000.
Keizo Obuchi (kā´zō ōbōō´chē), 1937–2000, Japanese politician, prime minister of Japan (1998–2000), b. Nakanojo. The son of a silk manufacturer and politician, Obuchi graduated from Waseda Univ. in 1962 and in 1963 was elected to the parliament seat once held by his late father.
