Hitoshi Ashida | |
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芦田 均 | |
 Official portrait, 1948 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 10 March 1948 – 15 October 1948 | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Governor | Douglas MacArthur |
| Deputy | Suehiro Nishio |
| Preceded by | Tetsu Katayama |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1887 Fukuchiyama, Japan |
| Died | 20 June 1959 (aged 71) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (1955–1959) |
| Other political affiliations | Rikken Seiyūkai (Before 1945) Liberal Party (1945–1947) Democratic Party (1947–1950) National Democratic Party (1950–1952) Kaishintō (1952–1954) Japan Democratic Party (1954–1955) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
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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.