Tanzan Ishibashi

Tanzan Ishibashi (石橋 湛山, Ishibashi Tanzan, 25 September 1884 – 25 April 1973) was a Japanese journalist and politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1956 to 1957. He studied at Waseda University. He was a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun.^[1]

Tanzan Ishibashi
石橋 湛山
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 23 December 1956 – 31 January 1957
Monarch	Shōwa
Preceded by	Ichirō Hatoyama
Succeeded by	Nobusuke Kishi
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office 23 December 1956 – 31 January 1957
Monarch	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Tanzan Ishibashi
Preceded by	Funada Naka
Succeeded by	Nobusuke Kishi
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office 23 December 1956 – 27 December 1956
Preceded by	Isamu Murakami
Succeeded by	Taro Hirai
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office 10 December 1954 – 23 December 1956
Prime Minister	Ichirō Hatoyama
Preceded by	Kiichi Aichi
Succeeded by	Mikio Mizuta
Minister of Finance
In office 22 May 1946 – 24 May 1947
Prime Minister	Shigeru Yoshida
Preceded by	Keizo Shibusawa
Succeeded by	Tetsu Katayama (Acting)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 1 October 1952 – 29 January 1967
Constituency	Shizuoka 2nd
In office 26 April 1947 – 17 May 1947
Constituency	Shizuoka 2nd
Personal details
Born	(1884-09-25)25 September 1884 Tokyo, Japan
Died	25 April 1973(1973-04-25) (aged 88) Osaka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party (1955–1973)
Other political affiliations	Socialist Party (1945–1955)
Alma mater	Waseda University
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References

1. 石橋湛山. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2020-07-16.