Hitoshi Ashida

Member of the House of RepresentativesIn office
21 February 1932 – 20 June 1959Preceded byKunikichi MurakamiSucceeded bySen'ichi TanigakiConstituencyKyoto 3rd (1932–1946)
(1946–1947)
Kyoto 2nd (1947–1959)Personal detailsBorn(1887-11-15)15 November 1887
Died20 June 1959(1959-06-20) (aged 71)
PartyLiberal Democratic (after 1955)Rikken Seiyūkai (before 1940)
IRAA (1940–1945)
JLP (1945–1947)
DP (1947–1950)
NDP (1950–1952)
Kaishintō (1952–1954)
JDP (1954–1955)SpouseEducationTokyo Imperial UniversitySignature

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.