Yoshirō Mori
Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is a Japanese politician. He was the 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan from 5 April 2000 until 26 April 2001. Mori has been described as having "the heart of a flea and the brain of a shark,".[1][2] He was not a well liked prime minister. Mori is mainly remembered today for his many gaffes. He is currently President of the Japan Rugby Football Union as well as the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union.
Yoshiro Mori | |
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森 喜朗 | |
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| 55th Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 5 April 2000 – 26 April 2001 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Mikio Aoki (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Minister of Construction | |
| In office 8 August 1995 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Koken Nosaka |
| Succeeded by | Eiichi Nakao |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 12 December 1992 – 20 July 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Kozo Watanabe |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Kumagai |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 27 December 1983 – 1 November 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Mitsuo Setoyama |
| Succeeded by | Hikaru Matsunaga |
| President of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2016 | |
| Leader | Thomas Bach |
| Preceded by | Carlos Arthur Nuzman |
| Succeeded by | Tony Estanguet |
| President of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games | |
| Assumed office 24 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1937 Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Chieko Maki |
| Children | Yūki Mori Yoko Fujimoto |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Website | Yoshiro Mori WebSite |
In 2014, he was appointed to be in charge of the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.[3] He resigned in February 2021 after he made some sexist comments at a committee meeting.[4]
Yoshirō Mori Media
Mori with members of Murayama Reshuffled Cabinet (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on 8 August 1995)
Mori meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton in the White House on 5 May 2000
Mori shakes hands with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on 25 November 2000
Mori meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush in the White House on 19 March 2001
Mori with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 25 March 2001
Mori at the grave of his father in Shelekhov
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Ribbon bar: Order of the Rising Sun: Grand Cordon of the Paulownia Flowers (Japan).Since 2003: Order of the Paulownia Flowers (Japan).
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References
- ↑ Profile: Yoshiro Mori BBC News, (2000-11-20, 08:34 GMT
- ↑ 噂の眞相特別取材班｢『サメの脳ミソ』と『ノミの心臓』を持つ森喜朗 "総理失格" の人間性の証明」 (『噂の眞相』2000年6月号、pp.24–31)
- ↑ Mori says he may not live to see 2020 Olympics. 15 January 2014. http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/mori-says-he-may-not-live-to-see-2020-olympics. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics head quits over sexism row with no successor in sight". Kyodo News. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
