Prime Minister and Later Life
Ashida became prime minister in 1948, leading a coalition government of Democratic and Socialist members. His tenure ended just seven months after it began. Two of his cabinet ministers were accused of corruption in the Showa Electric scandal, which forced the cabinet to resign.
Ten years later, in 1958, Ashida was cleared of all charges in relation to the incident. He died a year later at the age of seventy-one.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Shigeru Yoshida |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1947–1948 |
Succeeded by Shigeru Yoshida |
| Preceded by Tetsu Katayama |
Prime Minister of Japan 1948 |
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| Preceded by Kijūrō Shidehara |
Minister of State: Deputy Prime Minister 1947–1948 |
Succeeded by Suehiro Nishio |
| Preceded by Kenzō Matsumura |
Minister for Health and Welfare 1945–1946 |
Succeeded by Yoshinari Kawai |
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
| New district | Representative for Kyoto 2nd district 1947–1959 |
Vacant Title next held by Sen'ichi Tanigaki etc. |
| New district | Representative for Kyoto At-large district 1946–1947 |
district eliminated |
| Preceded by Takeshi Tsuhara Kunikichi Murakami San'ichirō Mizushima |
Representative for Kyoto 3rd district 1932–1946 |
district eliminated |
| Party political offices | ||
| New political party | President of the Democratic Party 1947–1948 |
Succeeded by Takeru Inukai |
| Preceded by Nirō Hoshijima |
PARC chairman of the Japan Liberal Party 1946–1947 |
Succeeded by Seiichi Ōmura |
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| Name | Ashida, Hitoshi |
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| Short description | |
| Date of birth | 15 November 1887 |
| Place of birth | Fukuchiyama, Japan |
| Date of death | 20 June 1959 |
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