Hitoshi Ashida

Hitoshi Ashida
芦田 均
Official portrait, 1948
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 10 March 1948 – 15 October 1948
Monarch	Shōwa
Governor	Douglas MacArthur
Deputy	Suehiro Nishio
Preceded by	Tetsu Katayama
Succeeded by	Shigeru Yoshida
Personal details
Born	(1887-11-15)15 November 1887 Fukuchiyama, Japan
Died	20 June 1959(1959-06-20) (aged 71) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party (1955–1959)
Other political affiliations	Rikken Seiyūkai (Before 1945) Liberal Party (1945–1947) Democratic Party (1947–1950) National Democratic Party (1950–1952) Kaishintō (1952–1954) Japan Democratic Party (1954–1955)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University
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Hitoshi Ashida (芦田 均, Ashida Hitoshi, 15 November 1887 – 20 June 1959) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1948. He was a prominent figure in the immediate postwar political landscape, but was forced to resign his leadership responsibilities after a corruption scandal (Shōwa Denkō Jiken) targeting two of his cabinet ministers.