What is Keizō Obuchi?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Keizō Obuchi |native_name = {{nobold|小渕 恵三}} |native_name_lang = ja |image = Keizo Obuchi 19980730.jpg |imagesize = 200px |office = [[Prime Minister of Japan]] |monarch = [[Akihito]] |term_start = 30 July 1998 |term_end = 5 April 2000 |predecessor = [[Ryutaro Hashimoto]] |successor = [[Mikio Aoki]] <small>(Acting)</small> |birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|6|25|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Nakanojō, Gunma|Nakanojō]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2000|5|14|1937|6|25|df=y}} |death_place = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |party = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] |spouse = Chizuko Ono |children = [[Yūko Obuchi]]<br>1 son<br>1 daughter |alma_mater = [[Waseda University]] }} {{nihongo|'''Keizō Obuchi'''|小渕 恵三|Obuchi Keizō|25 June 1937 &ndash; 14 May 2000}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[politician]]. He served in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] for twelve terms. He became the 84th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] from 30 July 1998 to 5 April 2000. His political career ended when he suffered a serious [[stroke]] and slipped into a [[coma]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ikegami|first=Akira|title=現代日本の足跡に学ぶ（14） 成長へ 好循環つかめるか|url=http://www.nikkei.com/paper/article/?ng=DGKDZO65878040V20C14A1TCP000|accessdate=27 January 2014|newspaper=日本経済新聞|date=27 January 2014|quote=小渕恵三首相は金融システムを安定させるため、金融機関の自己資本増強に取り組みました。景気対策となる公共事業拡大のため国債発行を増やしました。大きな借金を抱えるようになったのはこの頃からです。}}</ref> His daughter, [[Yūko Obuchi]], is a member of the House of Representatives. Obuchi died on 14 May 2000 at the age of 62 in [[Tokyo]] from complications of a stroke. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Obuchi, Keizo}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2000 deaths]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Japan]] [[Category:Politicians from Gunma Prefecture]] [[Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians]] [[Category:Foreign ministers of Japan]] [[Category:Chief Cabinet Secretarie