The was a political party in
Japan
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.
History
The Japan Liberal Party was founded on November 9, 1945, mainly by former members of
Seiyukai Party, with
Ichirō Hatoyama
was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan, prime minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956. During his tenure he oversaw the formation of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and restored official ...
being its first leader. From 1946-1954 the next party leader
Shigeru Yoshida
was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954, serving through most of the country's occupation after World War II. Yoshida played a major role in determining the cour ...
served as
Prime Minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
.
In 1948 the Japan Liberal Party merged with
Kijūrō Shidehara
Baron was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946. He was a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II.
Born to a wealthy Osaka family, Shidehara studied law at Tok ...
's , and a faction of the
Democratic Party led by
Saitō Takao, to form the .
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House of Representatives
House of Councillors
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1945 establishments in Japan
Political parties established in 1945
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1948 disestablishments in Japan