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Ryūtarō Hashimoto | |
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橋本 龍太郎 | |
 Official portrait, 1996 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 11 January 1996 – 30 July 1998 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Deputy | Wataru Kubo (1996) |
| Preceded by | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Succeeded by | Keizō Obuchi |
| President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 1 October 1995 – 24 July 1998 | |
| Secretary-General | Koichi Kato |
| Preceded by | Yōhei Kōno |
| Succeeded by | Keizō Obuchi |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 2 October 1995 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Yōhei Kōno |
| Succeeded by | Wataru Kubo |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 28 January 1998 – 30 January 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Hikaru Matsunaga |
| In office 10 August 1989 – 14 October 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Murayama |
| Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 30 June 1994 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Eijiro Hata |
| Succeeded by | Shunpei Tsukahara |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 22 July 1986 – 6 November 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Succeeded by | Shintaro Ishihara |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 7 December 1978 – 9 November 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Preceded by | Tatsuo Ozawa |
| Succeeded by | Kyoichi Noro |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 November 1963 – 8 August 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Michiyoshi Yunoki |
| Constituency | Okayama 2nd (1963–1996) Okayama 4th (1996–2005) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1937 Sōja, Okayama, Japan |
| Died | 1 July 2006 (aged 68) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Children | Gaku Hashimoto |
| Relatives | Daijiro Hashimoto (brother) |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
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Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本 龍太郎, Hashimoto Ryūtarō, 29 July 1937 – 1 July 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998.
Born in Okayama Prefecture, Hashimoto graduated from Keio University in 1960 and entered the National Diet in 1963. He rose through the ranks of the Liberal Democratic Party and became major figure in the Tanaka/Takeshita faction, and served as health and welfare minister under Masayoshi Ōhira, transport minister under Yasuhiro Nakasone, and finance minister under Toshiki Kaifu. In 1994, he became minister of international trade and industry, then became prime minister in 1996 as the head of a coalition with the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake. During his tenure, Hashimoto sought currency reform and tried to revive the Japanese economy. He resigned after the LDP lost its majority in the 1998 upper house election, but remained leader of his faction until a scandal in 2004. He retired from politics in 2005.