title: Masaru Hashimoto
text: # Masaru Hashimoto
  
  Masaru Hashimoto (橋本 昌, Hashimoto Masaru, born 19 November 1945) is Japanese politician who was the governor of Ibaraki Prefecture from 1993 to 2017.
  
  ## Life
  
  Masaru Hashimoto was born on 19 November 1945 in Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture.
  
  He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo, and joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1969.
  
  